Adventures in Parenting

Gears of War, Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, World of Warcraft…
These are just a few among hundreds of video and computer games that kids are playing, often playing late into the night when their parents are asleep.
Talk to a few parents and you will soon hear laments about their son spending too much time on [...]

I am honored to have today’s post written by Margit Crane, M.A., M.S., M.Ed. She is a family relationship coach, speaker, author (HELP! My Teen Has Been Abducted By Aliens!), workshop leader and acclaimed expert on teens, ‘tweens, and their parents. She is the founder of Rock The World Coachingg™ and is also known as [...]

There is a general consensus that teenagers nowadays are materialistic, selfish, and have no worthwhile goals in life.
We don’t want our teenagers to go down that road.

Yes, there is hope!
The Rebelution is a movement started by two teenage boys to challenge other teens to go against the grain of that culture. Their motto is “DO [...]

“How do I keep communication open with my teenagers?”
Parents often express that their teens are shutting them out of their lives. They talk more to their friends than to their parents. They might even consult with other adults such as their teachers or their friend’s parents. But they hesitate in coming to their own parents [...]