Parenting Articles about Teens
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I have officially become the Barney Fife of my town. But more about that later.
We have a little partying problem in our neighborhood, you see. At the end of our street is a secluded area where all the teenagers go to drink and get high. When my husband and I bought our house here six years ago, little did we know that our street has been the place for teens to party since God was a child. (The realtor left out that little fact...hmmmm.)
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I am in a funk. I am sure I am not the only one, and the fact that the rain outside my window temporarily turned to snow didn’t help matters any. But at the moment I am very tired of parenting. Even the kitsch sign hanging from my computer from Crab Country in Maryland, which simply states, “The Crab is In” doesn’t do my mood justice. |
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*Sigh*… Kids and their wheels. It all starts out so young and innocent, doesn’t it?
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I recently had one of the best weekends of my life. Among other things I drove several miles, attended a cheerleading competition (our first - my daughter's as a competitor, and mine as a spectator mom…of the quiet variety) consumed way too many unhealthy calories and was hostess to thirty-five
thirteen year-olds for four hours, most of which were dark thanks to daylight savings time. Seriously, it was a blast!
Consider that the alternative was a gratis stay at Disney’s Grand Floridian resort with my husband and daughters for the weekend and you will surely question my sanity.
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I've been giving all my friends pop quizzes on technology issues since EP editor Elisabeth Wilkins wrote about the texting habits of teens and how it might have a long term affect on a teen's ability to communicate and socialize.
I stuck a recent cover of The New Yorker magazine under their noses and asked what they could decipher in the cartoon that depicted a child teaching a roomful of gray haired grannies and middle-aged parents the commonly used abbreviations of texting and online communication.
My friends flunked and my husband fared no better. What I did find out is the parents of tweens I know are already afraid of technology because they don't understand it or see a practical application for it.
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If you're dealing with a teenager, you probably have had a moment (if not many) when you ask yourself, Is it too late? I think it's fair to say that parents of teenagers feel a tremendous amount of powerlessness and pressure. It's almost as if they view their child turning 18 as some final deadline in their job as a parent; often, panic ensues and they don't possibly see how the task of parenting will be completed in the amount of time they have left. And blame follows panic, because many people mistakenly think it must somehow be about their own failure as a parent if their child isn't showing signs of becoming a responsible adult.
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Is your teen all fired up about getting a job this summer? While working part-time can be a really positive experience for a teenager, there are a number of real considerations parents need to make when the subject comes up.
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Dear PSL: My son is the classic, “Give him an inch, and he’ll take a mile” kind of kid. Since using the Total Transformation, we’ve seen some real changes in his behavior, but every time I relax a little and reward him with a later bedtime or extra time on his Xbox, he ends up trying to push us beyond what we've agreed upon. And then he insists that the reward is the new rule. Help! I want to reward him, but I don't want to end up in a power struggle with him over it.
--Brenda, Salt Lake City
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My last blog posting included a list of 15 Things I Want To Do With My Son Before He Is 16. So, as you can guess, I am a member of that breed known as Listmakers. The story I want to share with you in this posting has stayed in my computer desktop-diary for a few years. But it's worth sharing, I've been told. It makes the point about how important it is to praise our children, and also about how closely our children are listening to us, always.
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Well, we've finally gotten our back-to-school routine going, and that has brought with it a set of not-so-unusual challenges. We are coping with an increase in the amount of responsibility a 15-year-old boy (now in ninth grade) should be expected to fulfill in terms of a morning routine. (I'll be writing more about that soon!) We are also dealing with a severe case of what I am calling Get-Your-Stuff-Togetheritis, which is especially bothersome to me.
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How do you feel about your teen's texting habit?
My cousin's son recently told me that his girlfriend broke up with him by text. He was devastated, but the two of them still haven't talked face-to-face since he got the message two weeks ago. It makes me wonder, what are teens losing out on? I think hard conversations can teach us how to be empathetic, sensitive and diplomatic -- you actually see what effect your words are having on the other person. To me, a text message is like shooting a dart out into the atmosphere, and never having to feel its sting.
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Pharming, or the abuse of prescription drugs, is on the rise amongst 12 to 17-year-olds.
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Could Red Bull and Amp be behind some of your teen's behavior? A new study from Kathleen Miller at the University of Buffalo links energy drinks to risky behavior, including substance abuse, unprotected sex, and violence. Miller was careful to point out that the drinks don't cause the bad behavior, but that teens and 'tweens who consume them are more likely to take risks with their health and safety. (The study, by the way, focused on teen athletes, energy drinks, and risky behavior. Her team coined the phrase Toxic Jock during the course of their research, which was reported in the Journal of American College Health.)
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I came across this article on Internet Safety and thought I'd pass it along, since we've been talking about this topic a lot on EP and in the blog. Some good info in here for parents of tech-savvy kids.
And by the way, if you have any other good Internet Safety tips, please pass them along! |
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