The Dad Factor: Why Teenagers Need Dads
This weekend was Father’s Day here in Australia. While the focus of Father’s Day is to honour and say thanks to dads for all they do, it got me thinking about exactly what it is we, [...]
Teaching Teens Emotional Intelligence
Helping teenagers succeed at school is about a lot more than just learning the 3 R’s and having access to the internet. As discussed in the last post a teen’s capacity to learn can be [...]
Squabbling Siblings – Reducing Teenage Conflict
Even though teenage sibling bickering and arguing is inevitable, it doesn’t mean parents are powerless to do anything to reduce it. Parents exert a significant influence on the [...]
What This Generation of Teenagers Value
Ever wish you could grab snap shot into the collective mind of a generation. Well for those of us down under we get a chance each year to have a pretty good look. Every year in Australia a [...]
Getting Teenagers To Do Housework
This weeks statement of the obvious: Teenagers don’t like doing housework! (Who does?) If the previous statement is true, then it would appear that teenagers may be getting their own way [...]