The waking dead: dealing with teens weird sleep habits
I have a little sign on my desk that says, “I’m not a morning bird or a night owl. I’m some sort of permanently exhausted pigeon.” Funny because it’s true, …
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How to improve your relationship with your teen
As parents, we watch our little babies grow to toddlers, then children. They walk, talk, feed themselves, giggle and show us the best of humanity. And then they become teenagers. …
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Where do you stand on teen cursing?
I solemnly swear… “Ohhhh Fuuuudddggeeee” Only I didn’t say “Fudge.” I said THE word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the “F-dash-dash-dash” word! An iconic line from an …
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Should I worry if my teen stays up all night and sleeps all day?
Teenagers need their sleep; this is a well-known fact. Hormonal changes and growth spurts cause teens’ need for sleep to increase to somewhere between eight and ten hours of sleep …
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Lazy-Boy (and Girl): How to Get Your Teens off the Couch
Taffeta put it out there: “Does anyone want to write an article about how to get your kids off the couch.” I said, “NOOOPPPEEEE, hard pass,” because literally everything I …
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Stop the Insanity: How to Avoid Arguing with Your Teenager
When you become a parent, you learn about the care of feeding of the infant and child. You learn how to keep them on a schedule of eating, sleeping, and …
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