Adolescent & Teen Behavior

Calm Parenting—most of us aspire to it, desire it, and even promise ourselves we’re going to do it—but it’s so difficult to sustain. We know […]

You: “You need to stop playing video games and do your chores. Have you taken out the trash yet? You promised you’d do that yesterday.” […]

Do you get sucked into a fight over homework with your child every night? So many parents tell me that this is one of their […]

A child’s disrespectful behavior can be a parent’s greatest “button-pusher.” A dad recently shared his frustration about his 14-year-old daughter’s disrespect: “I told her she […]

I was in love with my baby before I ever met him. And when I first held him, my whole body flooded with love. He […]

If you have a child or teen who misbehaves, the holidays can be a source of infinite stress and anxiety. Your individual expectations of the […]

Have you been looking back on the last year, reflecting on how things went with your child? If so, perhaps you feel frustrated when you […]

As soon as you knew you were having children, you probably began to dream about who they were going to be, how they might be […]

When we think of peer pressure, we typically have a picture in our minds of a kid handing your child a cigarette, a joint, or […]

When my son received his GED this year, I put together a small scrapbook for him with photos, quotes, and cards from his friends. I […]