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Denise's Parenting Teens Blog November 2006 Archive

By Denise Witmer, About.com Guide to Parenting Teens since 1997

Thanksgiving Fun Quiz

Wednesday November 22, 2006
How much do you know about 'Tom the Turkey'? I mean, besides how good he can taste at Thanksgiving dinner. Take our fun quiz and learn more the animal that ... Read More

"Understand the consequences of one bad choice..."

Monday November 20, 2006
Tony Silveria was quoted in this article in The Saratogian. Tony's son, Brandon, lost everything one night after a high school party, where he was drinking and he decided to ... Read More

Top 5 Factors That Contribute to Raising Resilient Teens

Saturday November 18, 2006
Parents cannot shackle themselves to their teenager and oversee every decision he makes throughout his adolescence – and we wouldn’t want to. We want our teenagers to know when and ... Read More

MuggleNet's What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7?

Saturday November 18, 2006
If the frenzy over this book in my household this past week is any indication of what is going to happen when the seventh book of the Harry Potter series ... Read More

12-Year-Old Lying

Friday November 17, 2006
Kristiw asks for advice: "My daughter is 12 years old and she has been caught lying on several occasions, but this last time was a WHOPPER!!! Her dad and ... Read More

Great American Smokeout 2006

Thursday November 16, 2006
The first truth about teen smoking is that all teens can become smokers. You, as a parent of a teenager needs to be proactive in order to prevent your teen ... Read More

Thanksgiving Plans

Wednesday November 15, 2006
As teens can be independent, now is the time to cement your Thanksgiving plans with them. Make it clear where you are going, what time you want him/her ready and ... Read More

Equipment Your Teen Needs to Ski

Monday November 13, 2006
Two of my daughters want to start skiing this year, something they haven't done. While I'm all for it since it is a healthy sport to do and I like ... Read More

10 Creative Ideas for Giving a Money Gift to a Teen

Friday November 10, 2006
Thinking about giving your teen some money this holiday season? I may have to for my nephews and was thinking about it yesterday. We've moved a little further away from ... Read More

Check out Thin on HBO Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 9 p.m.

Friday November 10, 2006
Eating disorders affect five million people in the U.S., and more than 10% of those diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa will die from the disease. In the new verité documentary ... Read More

Top 10 Fragrances for Teen Girls

Thursday November 9, 2006
Are you starting to look for gifts for your teen? I have started my list, which will be shorter this year as we are going to Disney for a family ... Read More

How to determine allowance?

Thursday November 9, 2006
Join the discussion on our forum where Bellc asks: “We would like to hear from other parents who have set up an allowance system for their teenagers. How much ... Read More

Teens know what healthy eating is, but…

Tuesday November 7, 2006
Caught this article in the Roanoke Times and found it pretty interesting. Children are learning at a younger age what it means to eat healthy, but as teens they aren’t ... Read More

Are Most Teens Over-scheduled or Not?

Monday November 6, 2006
While you'll see in the latest news stories that our teens are way over-scheduled and we need to give them more time off, that isn't true according to the Connect ... Read More

Teen Sex Ed May Focus on Relationships

Friday November 3, 2006
As reported in this article, a Survey in the state of Oregon ‘showed students would rather learn about communication and dating than about contraception and abstinence… Lack of information about ... Read More

Is Modesty Important in a Home?

Thursday November 2, 2006
AliceGee1 asks: "My 15 year old daughter has never seemed to be self-conscious about her body like most teens, and often wanders around upstairs half dressed or completely naked. If ... Read More
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