The teen years are times of turbulence when their bodies are changing radically, and their brains are pulling them away from the security of the family they’ve known their whole lives in preparation for living life as an independent adult.

Topics: parenting, teenagers, children, teens, social media, drugs

If only our kids knew what we know as adults:

• You have to work hard to achieve your goals.
• You can’t let yourself be distracted.
• You can’t solve your problems by hiding them in drugs or alcohol.

Topics: parenting, teenagers, gaming, children, teens, social media

Ryan Last, 17, a straight-A student and Boy Scout in San Jose, California, killed himself last February because he was “absolutely terrified,” his mother, Pauline Stuart, told CNN. In his suicide note, he described how embarrassed he was for himself and his family.

Topics: gaming, social media, sextortion

When we think of summertime, we think of dads coaching ballgames, dads fishing with the kids, dads at the grill flipping burgers. This stereotype of the “typical” father is reinforced every Father’s Day.

Topics: parents, fathers, father

In the olden days, perhaps in your grandparents’ time, family meals were a given. The kids may have had play practice or a sporting event, but in general, the entire family gathered for dinner six to seven nights a week.

Topics: social media, drug trend, emojis

Topics: social media, drug trend, emojis

Our kids these days live their lives through social media, watching TV, and playing video games. Unfortunately, several new studies are finding that all this screen time is having a negative effect on their mental health.

Topics: overdose, parents, screentime

We knew that the pandemic caused a serious mental health crisis among all ages, and that teens had an especially difficult time.

Topics: overdose, parents

It’s hard to walk the fine line between giving our kids too much freedom and not enough. This is why it’s important that we begin early to build trust with them.

Topics: parenting, teenagers, teens, parents

We’ve all had times when we wanted to slap the daylights out of somebody. But because we live in a civilized society, we know this is not an acceptable way to release anger. Which is why Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars was such a shock that people were still talking about it days later.

Topics: parenting, violence, anger, anger management