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How To Parent Today's Teen

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From getting up in the morning to coming home by curfew at night, today's teen faces many choices and issues. Parents can help their teen traverse this winding path of adolescence by learning about and having resources for these issues. Here parents will find things they need to know - even about things they didn't know they needed to know.
  1. Acne
  2. Body Image
  3. Cars and Driving
  4. Chores and Responsibilities
  5. Dating and Relationships
  6. Depression and Suicide
  7. Establishing Discipline and Rules
  8. Friends, Teen Social Life and Peer Pressure
  9. Drug Use: Issues and Prevention
  1. Health Issues and Teen Wellness
  2. Money Matters
  3. Parenting Contracts to Print and Use
  4. School Resources and Homework Help
  5. Talking and Listening to Your Teen
  6. Teens Online and Plugged In
  7. Teen Sexuality and Pregnancy
  8. Working Teens

Acne

Articles and fact sheets on acne prevention and treatment.

Body Image

Body image is forever changing. It is sensitive to your mood swings, physical environment, and your experiences. Learn about it here.

Cars and Driving

Driving is one of the biggest responsibilities your teen will have. Help your teenager become a better driver with these tips, information on state laws and how-to resources.

Chores and Responsibilities

Learning about responsibilities and doing chores gives teens a sense of accomplishment, confidence and belonging. Here you will find resources about responsibilities, chores and teens.

Dating and Relationships

Teen dating tips for teens and their parents. Does your teen want to date? Here are some dating guidelines, a dating quiz, dating tip list and more teen dating resources to help.

Depression and Suicide

Teen depression and suicide articles, resources and links. If you know a teenager who you think is suffering from teen depression, take our teen depression quiz and following along with these resources that can help.

Establishing Discipline and Rules

Discipline can be one of the hardest jobs parents have to do. Using active discipline techniques can lead to positive character traits in our teenagers which will guide them to becoming happy young adults. With these articles you will learn about setting limits, establishing rules, developing a discipline style and teaching responsibility.

Friends, Teen Social Life and Peer Pressure

Friendships are important. They help teens learn coping skills, give our teens confidence and more. But when your teen's friends put on the pressure to do things you wouldn't think your teen would do, there's a problem. Here are some resources that will help you, and your teen, deal with peer pressure.

Drug Use: Issues and Prevention

Drug use and abuse resources for parents who may be dealing with teen drug use and abuse. All teens see some type of drug use or abuse in school or in the media, find resources here to help you talk with your teenager and parent them on the topic of teen drug use.

Health Issues and Teen Wellness

Health resources specifically related to teen issues such as hygiene, emotional health, diet, exercise and more. Learn how to be proactive about your tee's health and teach that positive skill to your teen.

Money Matters

Teens love to learn about money, especially when they can have some to help with the lesson. Here are resources that will help you teach your teen financial responsibility.

Parenting Contracts to Print and Use

Sometimes clear communication takes the written word. While, your teen may feel that a parenting contract isn't necessary, often may arguments and bad feeling could have been prevent if parents had used a contract. Help your teen think of these as more of an action plan, where his/her say is important and can be written down to be abided by also. Be sure to compromise with your teen and feel free to cross things out or add things to make these parenting contracts your own.

School Resources and Homework Help

Achieving in school and gaining a love of learning is a major goal for a teen to become a successful adult. While we all get there in our own way, the map is pretty much the same for all of us. Here are some resources you can use to help your teen stay on the right learning path.

Talking and Listening to Your Teen

Communication is the number one way to keeping your teenager happy and healthy. Talking to your teen will open doors for both of you and strengthen your relationship. Learn to talk to your teen about the life issues they are facing using our communication resources.

Teens Online and Plugged In

Today's teens are out to prove how really small our world is by showing us how well they are plugged into it. Social networking sites, cell phones, instant messaging and more are integrated into their everyday routine. Today's savvy parent is constantly trying to catch-up. Learn what you need to know about your teen's media devices with these articles.

Teen Sexuality and Pregnancy

Learn how to talk to your teen about sex and teen sexuality. Information on teen sexuality including teen pregnancy, menstruation and puberty.

Working Teens

Having a job is a huge responsibility that teens enjoy. Teenagers like the pay and working with other teens. Parents like the sense of responsibility a job gives a teen. Check here for resources on getting your teen a job, whether your teen is ready for a job and what to do when your teen has a job. If your teen just wants a summer job, we have resources to help you with that too.

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