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Jan
06
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 Have you noticed that your teen walks out of the house everyday wearing the same thing? Some seem to change multiple times a day, but there is a sizable portion of the teen population that wears the same article of clothing, usually a hoody or a jacket, no matter what the temperature, occasion, or soiled condition of the item. This can frustrate parents a great deal: “He has a closet full of clothes and he wears that?” If you’ve ever thought this, you’re not alone. Let’s consider the mindset of a teen that dresses in a singular fashion.
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Archive for the ‘Adolescent & Teen Behavior’ Category
Blog Posts by Dale Sadler
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Oct
27
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Stress on teenagers is part of life. And, part of life is taking the good with the bad. Sometimes it seems easier to just forget about the bad stuff and focus on the good stuff. But for teenagers, it’s hard to forget when the events of the day have gone badly. And for us, it’s hard to forget when your teen’s mind keeps reliving situations that made them feel embarrassed or hurt.
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Oct
12
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Recently, a 44-year-old California mother of a teenage hockey player was reported to have had sexual intercourse and engaged in other sexual activities with her son’s teammates who were all 16 and under. And where did this shameful and sickening activity take place? Yep, you guessed correctly if you assumed that it happened at one of those increasingly unsafe and way too frequent situations — an alcohol-infused teen sleepover.
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Aug
25
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With the start of a new school year, many teens are busy getting ready, not only by buying notebooks, pencils and pens, but by finding ways to present a new shiny image that embraces the latest fashion trends, hairstyles and makeovers. The new school year signals a new beginning and an opportunity for being noticed. With all of this planning, there is a lot of pressure on teens and the stress increases along the way.
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Mar
01
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I had an eye-opening experience a few weekends ago at my daughter’s 16th Birthday party. A little history: my daughter started her “own business” in the sense that she is piercing her friends’ ears. At first I thought “There is no way this is happening!” I didn’t want to be responsible for the other children – and quite honestly, it freaked me out. But our daughter learned from a friend, and it’s actually worked out well. Now she has it down to a T, and is very skilled at piercing. It’s cute, because she is taking such pride in doing it correctly! (Obviously, we have her friends ask their parents before she pierces their ears.)
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Nov
22
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Is your teenager feeling stressed because they are experiencing some bumps along the road of life? For teenagers, unfair events such as being turned down for a date can make them feel unlovable. Doing poorly on a test that they studied hard for can cause them to feel like failures, and being cut from a sports team often makes them feel unimportant.
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Nov
03
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If you are living with teenagers, you know that they want their freedom and they want to do things their way. These years can be stressful for both the teen and the parent. Here are several reasons why I think teens might behave rebelliously… along with some stress management strategies that, in my opinion, can help you keep your sanity!
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Jul
13
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One of my main goals with my daughter is to teach her to be responsible and trustworthy as she navigates through the teen years. Something that works really well for her is the visual of a house. A house starts from virtually nothing; there is land, and then through time it is built up. The foundation/land has to be good/safe/healthy/trustworthy, and there is more than one person building it. People work together to build a house, or any building for that matter. Over time, the house’s completion can be beautiful! The transformation that takes place is amazing. But if, during the building process, there is a storm or an accident, the process may get damaged, and it “falls behind.” It loses “bricks.” This analogy works very well with my daughter.
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