Category: Teens & Young Adults
Setting Family Goals for the New Year You Can Actually Keep
Posted onDo you set goals for yourself and your family each year only to abandon them after a short time? Don’t give up. You’ve got options. Here are two simple techniques for choosing and following through on […]
World Mental Health Day 2021
Posted onAre you concerned about your child or teen’s mental health?Wondering how you can really help?Do you question how well mental health providers respect culture and ethnicity? Some are declaring a “pediatric mental health emergency” because so […]
Parenting LGBTQ+ Youth: Let’s Talk
Posted onIf you are the parent of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) child, you probably have a lot of questions. Your support is key to your child’s well-being, but you may have to go […]
How to Create a New Family Routine while Kids are Home from School
Posted onNo one can say how long we will be living in isolation. We don’t know if kids will be home from school for a month or if they will end up being home through the summer. […]
How to reduce screen time when kids have to be on screens for school?
Posted onYou are usually so good at monitoring your child’s screen time. Maybe you practice Tech-Free Tuesday, or you limit video games to an hour, or you keep phones out of the bedrooms. But ever since the […]
Adulting 101: Help Teens Learn Basic Life Skills
Posted onOne night my husband and I were talking about how our boys (14 & 16) were going to end up living in our basement unless they started learning some life skills. So we brainstormed a list of […]
Adult Children Living at Home: Set Boundaries & Stay Connected
Posted onIs your little boy or girl all grown up? Are you struggling to have a positive, productive relationship with your adult child? Once your child is 18, you are no longer legally required to support him. […]
Connect with Teens: 5 Steps to Better Communication
Posted onThe teenage years are crucial to a person’s healthy development, but they can be daunting to parents. While teens are seeking more independence, parents are grasping for connection. This disconnect can result in a lot of […]
How to get out of a lifetime of co-dependence and over supporting kids over 50
Posted onIf you are actually supporting your adult children who are over 50 years old and perceive that support to be co-dependence, I encourage you to do a few things: Consider what you are getting out of […]
