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Stopping Dating Violence Starts With Education
Since 2010, February has been recognized as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). This is critically important, as each year an estimated 1.5 million high school students experience abuse in...
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A Struggling Teen Doesn’t Mean a Bad Father
When kids act out, their parents often get blamed. Before becoming a parent, I used to have several scenarios that I surmised denoted bad parenting. A toddler pitching a fit in public, another picking...
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Teens Have Less Face Time with Their Friends—and Are Lonelier than Ever
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University Ask a teen today how she communicates with her friends, and she’ll probably hold up her smartphone. Not that she actually calls her friends; it’s more likely...
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The Toddler and Self-Esteem
The Toddler has absolutely no issues with her self-esteem. She will tell anybody that will listen that she is the cutest, the smartest, even the strongest person there is. She sometimes claims to be...
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The Father-Teen Relationship and How it Impacts Teens’ Problem Behavior
First things first, I would like to clarify one thing—just because your teen is struggling doesn’t mean you’re a bad dad. Your relationship with your teenager does play a vital role in their behavior,...
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Why Co-Parenting a Teenager Is so Hard
— For most parents who divorce, co-parenting sucks. Somehow, you’re supposed to go from not being able to make a marriage work to being able to communicate and work together to raise your children. But...
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The Top 6 Ways for Dads to Avoid Ticking Off Teenage Daughters
Few things in life are more confusing and scary for a dad than a teenaged daughter. It’s just true. When our daughters are cooing babies, Dads develop an idealistic fantasy that the father/daughter...
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Vaccination: In Canada, Many Teenagers Don’t Need Parental Consent
Timothy Caulfield, University of Alberta A few months ago in the United States, Ohio teenager Ethan Lindenberger made headlines by going against his parent’s anti-vaccination views. He got immunized....
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I Accidentally Found Out My 16 Year Old is Pregnant
— Q: Allana, I accidentally found out that my 16 year old daughter is pregnant. I’m so disappointed. I couldn’t find my phone so I used hers to call while she was in the shower and one of her friends...
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Are We Punishing Our Teens for Our Mistakes?
— The teenager doesn’t read everything that I post on here, but she reads enough to get the general idea and to realize that she is the subject of some of my writing. She’s OK with it for now, and I...
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Why Teen Suicide is Lower in States That Have More School Choice
— Freedom is the precursor to happiness. When we’re free, we feel in control of our lives and able to direct our own path. If we’re unhappy, we can make changes and make different choices. If we are...
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How to Deal with Teenagers Without Pulling your Hair Out
— While I’m the proud father of an 11-year-old boy, I don’t usually talk about productivity related to parenting. However, recently, I have had a few friends write on Facebook or contact me directly...
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It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs
— Some conversations are harder than others when it comes to parenting. One of the toughest conversations? Drug use. While these discussions can be difficult, they will help you build a solid...
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Check Yes or No
— In the movies, high school kids are either in the popular group or are nerdy outcasts trying to fit in and climb the social ladder. Apparently there are only about thirty students in each grade and...
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Parenting Lessons That Started With a Power Outage
A couple of months ago, our household lost power in the middle of the evening. Although the outage only lasted for a few hours, it felt like forever. We lose power a couple of times a year where we...
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5 Boat Maintenance Checklist Every Teenager Should Know
— Boating is a fun activity for kids whenever they get some free time. If you accompany them, they will learn the nuances of how to take the boat for a ride and understand what to do during high tides...
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Courting
Do you believe in Big Foot? I do—now. ME, whose feet rang like the clapper of a bell to the sound of— No, I can explain better. Start with, it’s dangerous falling in love for the first time, being...
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Teenage Girls Face Pressure to Get Pregnant
By Kristen Parker In the study of 550 sexually active female teens, researchers found that nearly one in eight of the young women, who were between ages 14 and 19, experienced reproductive coercion...
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Gender Neutral Dolls Are Finally Here and They Need To Stay
Ever since the first Barbie doll came out in 1959, Mattel has dominated the American doll market by keeping up with trends and cultural shifts over the years. Recently, it’s been making headlines for...
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Chores, What Chores?
Dear Mr. Dad: My husband and I are always reminding our tweens (ages 9 and 12) about their chores. They know exactly what they’re supposed to be doing, but that doesn’t keep them from “forgetting”—even...
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