Prevention

Most of us realize that one of our most important jobs throughout our lifetime is parenting and as a parent one of our most important jobs is to teach our children right from wrong. This is a job that requires good parenting skills and one that we must begin when our children are young and […]

This is a question many parents ask themselves time and time again until it actually happens. And then after the shock and disbelief lets up, they are still not sure how to handle the fact that their own teenager is stealing.
So, do you have a teenager who has a problem taking things that do not […]

Aids is no longer the hot topic of discussion the way it was several years ago but that doesn’t mean it’s a subject that can be ignored when it comes to your responsibilities as a parent. Therefore there is no denying it, you must find a way to discuss Aids with your kids, especially your […]

Many self-cutters have claimed they turned to self cutting because they felt isolated or alone, as though they couldn’t talk to anyone or fit into their own peer groups. For some teens, self-cutting is seen as a method of self-control or a way of relieving stress, tension, anger or many other negative feelings.
In other cases, […]

When we recognize that our teens maybe having feelings of low self worth or other destructive issues with low self esteem there are many things we as parents or caregivers can do for our adolescents.
First, work with your teen to identify the reasons for any feelings of low self worth. Is it because they have […]

Studies indicate that by the senior year in high school over sixty percent of teenagers in the United States have had teen sex. It is stated that thirty four percent of teenagers are getting pregnant at least once before the age of twenty and of that number over eighty percent are high school age teens.
These […]