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Your teen is almost a grown-up, but not quite. Their decisions and judgments are often still quite self-centered and immature; they need experience and continue to need guidance in making good decisions. They are still learning and generally school is a very large part of their life. After school activities like high school intramural sports, cheerleading, band, orchestra, theater, clubs, leadership and other extracurricular activities may be demanding a lot of your teen's time. Your teen may be making plans for her homecoming and prom dress and graduation parties. There are so many fun milestones for this age. However, many teens are now exposed to lots of adult experiences, too: They might be driving a car (ack! a teen driver in your house!), considering college or university, working a job and earning a paycheck, dating and maybe (probably) becoming sexually active. Your teenager might be experimenting with drugs and alcohol. How can you talk to your teen? How do you teach them responsibility, set and enforce loving limits to keep them safe, but also nurture their independence so they are ready to live on their own and take care of themselves as they emerge into adulthood.
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How to encourage your child to succeed without being overbearing
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| We know it all too well. If this scene is vaguely familiar with your own parenting style, nod discreetly in agreement. "American Idol's" runner up, David Archuleta, dealt with... |
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How to monitor your child's online activities
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| Cyberstalking. The mere sight of the word may make you cringe and rightly so. It seems like every minute on Dateline’s "To Catch a Predator" there’s a perv lurking behind... |
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What parents should know about college safety
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| It's every parent's worst fear - they send their son or daughter off the college and something bad happens to them. Sadly, there have been too many parents in this situation in... |
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Tips for shipping your belongings cross-country
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| As you head to college in the fall, you're going to want to take a lot of the comforts of home with you: books and CDs you love, your oversized teddy bear, your favorite lamp.... |
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How to cope when your child goes away to college
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| You've waited almost 18 years for this day. Your son or daughter is proudly off at college. You've been through the talk about independence, have ensured there's enough funds in... |
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Top 10 must-haves for dorm living
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| When your son or daughter goes away to college first time, it can be an emotional time for both the child and the parents. As you are wiping away the tears, the most you can do... |
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Decorating your dorm room
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| Moving into an unfamiliar place can be intimidating and your college dorm is no exception. You'll want to make your dorm room your own right away. |
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Dealing with homesickness
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| If your child has gone off to college for the first time, separation anxiety is common for both parents and the children. If your child is having difficulty dealing with... |
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Shopping essentials for college students
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| Congratulations, your child is leaving for college! This can be a very exciting experience for both children and their parents. However, it can also be an expensive one. In... |
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College meals made easy
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| The expense of putting a child through college is enormous. In addition to tuition, housing, books and school supplies, there is also food. Even if your child has a meal plan in... |
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10 Tips for parents of college students
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| College: It's a rite of passage not only for your kids but also for you. When they leave, you will need to find new ways to be a supportive, loving, and involved parent. Here... |
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Taming of the potty mouth
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| Have you ever had to er, fudge your conversation? That is, you know, substitute curses or “bad” words so your little tyke doesn’t catch on? |
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Tips for welcoming your kids home from college
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| Your children have been away at school all year, but now it’s time for them to come home. With their newfound independence, they are sure to return differently than when you... |
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How to steer clear of a bad playdate: The 9 moms to watch out for
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| Finding compatible playdate partners is even more daunting than finding a life partner. A romantic coupling only requires two people to click. But playdating is a fearsome... |
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Mommies pushed to the limit
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| You’ve been there. We all have. You’re tired and the stress keeps piling on. You slept through the alarm. Breakfast was a coffee and a Tic Tac. The kids are cranky and... |
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The power of "I'm sorry" when you really mean it
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| When the kids are disciplined for various reasons, I insist, after we have all calmed down a bit and discussed what has happened, that they apologize for their behavior to... |
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Big Foot lives here: Sharing shoes with my son, for now anyway
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| I grabbed a pair of shoes from the shoe basket a couple of weeks ago and walked down the road to the mailbox. Midway through my walk, I realized the shoes were not mine. They... |
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No foolin': When April 1 changed for me
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| April Fool's Day can be a very silly day. Growing up, my friends and I would try to trick each other all day long, yearning for that opportunity to exclaim, "April Fools!" In... |
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The Tooth Fairy's second wave: What my son didn't inherit from me
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| Alfs has been losing teeth again, and it's been freaking me out. Yes, I know he is supposed to do this; it's the last of the baby teeth making way for the final round of adult... |
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Enjoying the unexpected: A day with Woody
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| Woody is sick. Not sick sick, but sick. He was diagnosed with strep yesterday morning for the second time in two weeks. Now that we are more than 24 hours into antibiotics,... |
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Respecting my kids' privacy
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| Several years ago, Alfs was a very sick boy. A sudden critical illness overtook his body and we almost lost him. That is not an exaggeration. While we made it through to the... |
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When your daughter's in lockdown at NIU
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| One mom's harrowing account of the Northern Illinois University shooting on February 14, 2008 is enough to make all of us -- mothers, especially -- take pause. |
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Are teenagers from another planet?
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| While most of us have heard best-selling author John Gray's theory how men are from Mars and women are from Venus, we beg to ask the question, From what planet are teenagers? |
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Parenting in the digital age
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| Surely I am not the only mother who has heart palpitations when I think of what the media brings into our house. In spite of many varied efforts and perception of myself as a... |
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How can you communicate better with your child?
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| Young adolescents often aren't great communicators, particularly with their parents and other adults who love them. Emily Hutchison, a middle school teacher from Texas notes... |
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