One of the hardest parts of raising teens is the flood of emotions that teens experience. If you are a parent, this means navigating unpredictable moods which feels like you're walking on eggshells. When a seemingly innocent, "How are you?" is met...
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In a session recently, a couple confided that the only household rules for teens that they had were to do well in school. No chores or curfews. No screen limits. Their three teens ate what they wanted and left the mess. They...
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"I haven't said the right thing in the past two years," said one dad at a recent workshop of mine. He was talking about a problem that many parents of teens can relate to--the seemingly endless opportunities for miscommunication. In the teen...
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Summer is rapidly approaching, and for some parents, the battle is just beginning. What's the struggle? Summer plans. Why is it a battle? Because you want your teen to do something this summer and s/he doesn't want to do anything. But what if...
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Many points of childhood are happy and innocent. But childhood is also confusing, and even more so in the teen years. None of us get through childhood OR parenthood unscathed. At some point, even if you do everything “right,” it will be...
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It’s Spring which means that before you know it, you’ll be at the bus stop sending your kid off to camp for the first time for what is sure to be the time of his or her life! She’s watched the welcome...
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Competitive parenting is a relatively new sport where all players seem to lose something. Kids lose their childhoods and parents lose their perspective. This recent college-admission scandal is an extreme example of modern parenting. Even if we aren't morally or financially suited...
Read MoreWhen I talk to parents, I share a list of ideal behaviors and attributes that they might want for their kids. The list is long and filled with both the practical and the lofty. Practically, they want them to clean up, to...
Read MoreFor the most part, high school freshman are immature. Very few 14 year olds know how to be their own advocates. They haven’t yet developed the confidence to speak their needs, and many don’t even know what those needs are. To help...
Read MoreCan you be a teen expert without having teens? Full disclosure: I don’t have teens and I consider myself a teen expert. I've spent 15 years working with teens exclusively. I bring them further along and into a better version of themselves. I...
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