The Alert Parent

When I spoke to a group of teenagers on communication, one teenager wanted to talk about something else. During lunch break she visited with...

Your job is not to be your child’s “best-friend” or “sibling.” Parents using this style tend to view a child as a confidante, which typicall...

RESOURCES and TOOLS for Parents (Internet Safety) Cell phone and Internet Use Agreements: If you'd like a copy of a parental/child agr...

While writing Helping Your Daughter Live a Powerful Life (release date: 2011), I read Exactly as I Am by Shaun Robinson, a book filled with...

This column first ran in the newspapers summer 2010. Addy got the good news her braces would come off in early June. It is such a momentous ...

Does your teen need an attitude adjustment? Have you entertained the idea of shipping him or her off to one of those host families on CMT’s ...

I asked my daughter, Addy, what parents should know about teenagers today. She immediately had a response: “Parents of teens need to underst...