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Your Teen Has ADHD And You Don't Even Know It
12December

Your Teen Has ADHD And You Don't Even Know It

It's common for a parent to say of their attention stricken teen, "Shouldn't my teen have outgrown this by now?" You watch your child act with little regard for the consequences, become easily distracted from a task, and be seemingly...

Failure to Launch Syndrome
01December

Failure to Launch Syndrome

Failure to Launch Syndrome | Why Millennials Are Failing To Leave the Nest Across the nation, millions of millennials (ages 18-35) are currently still living with their parents. This massive epidemic of young men and women 'failing...

To Parents Who Are Sick and Tired of Your Troubled Teen : Don't Feel Guilty
23November

To Parents Who Are Sick and Tired of Your Troubled Teen :...

Are You Tired of Your Troubled Teen? Here's What to Do Some cold hard facts about Parenting: Raising a child is hard. Raising a teenager is harder. Raising a troubled teen is hell. If you are the parent of a troubled teenage boy or...

Understanding The Behavior of Troubled Teens | Why Love Conquers All
10November

Understanding The Behavior of Troubled Teens | Why Love...

Normal teen vs. troubled teen behavior To adequately assist troubled teens in overcoming self-sabotaging tendencies and negative behavioral patterns, parents must first comprehensively understand their child's underlying issues...

Doctor Gives His Expert Advice To Parents : How to Support a Child Suffering From Anxiety Disorder
27October

Doctor Gives His Expert Advice To Parents : How to...

Battling anxiety in your teens is terrifying and lonely. Many adolescents who suffer from anxiety, fight their battles in secret, unbeknownst to family and friends. What's worse, these teens have a difficult time trusting anyone and feel...

Five Types of Peer Pressures That May be Harming Your Teen
24October

Five Types of Peer Pressures That May be Harming Your Teen

Peer Pressures Can Bend a Teen Until They Break Peer pressure is something that can affect any teenager during any point in their adolescence. If the cool kids at the top of the pecking order say it’s cool, it is so. The...

One Mom's Journey Linking Autism to Vaccination
30August

One Mom's Journey Linking Autism to Vaccination

Knowing The Risks, The Facts, and Parental Rights Regarding Vaccines There is a great deal said on both sides of the autism-vaccine link, especially on Social Media. Regardless of what side you take, there are hundreds, if not...

A Fathers Beautiful Photos Document Autistic Sons Interactions with the World
20June

A Fathers Beautiful Photos Document Autistic Sons...

Parents of kids with autism know that their kids see the world a little bit differently from the rest of us. And while, of course, at times this can mean having to deal with behavior that can be difficult to manage, we know that...

Positive Family Culture: Is There an Importance to Establishing Family Traditions
20June

Positive Family Culture: Is There an Importance to...

There is a great deal of discussion about non-traditional families.  But even within non-traditional families parents should focus on establishing "family traditions"?  What do you think? Are family traditions important? Are...