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DON'T ARGUE WHEN DEALING WITH TEENAGERS

Your baby is growing up and seems to be in a hurry to do so. All of a sudden the make-up is on, the skirt is shorter and there seems to be a new boy carrying her books, walking her home from school and the word `boyfriend` has made its first appearance. This can either [...]

When it comes to friends they are the easiest to make and the hardest to keep. It seems that I can never find anyone that is at least similar to me - especially morally wise. Kind of sucks. I know that it sucks even more for younger girls that have no idea how to hand [...]

Eating disorders are thought to occur due to physical and emotional factors in teenagers. Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating affect 95% females and 5% males of those diagnosed. Teenagers are most vulnerable due to relationships, emotional disturbances, stress and biological predispositions.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been making its rounds in the news and has become somewhat of a hot topic. There is a vaccine to protect against HPV, and is viewed by some as controversial, so here are the facts before making your personal decision on whether or not to have your teenage daughter vaccinated.

Johann Sebastian Bach who was without a doubt a remarkable composer, probably the best ever, once said this: "the aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. If heed is not paid to this, it is not true music but a [...]

"If we are to raise happy, healthy well adjusted children, then we as parents must lead happy, healthy, well adjusted lives." Years ago, I authored that saying and certainly, the message lends itself to the fundamentals of parenting, that if we are to raise our kids correctly then we have to demonstrate acceptable behavior ourselves. [...]

You are sixteen years old and up to this point your life has been a living nightmare. All through middle school and into the waning days of your miserable existence as a sophomore in high school you felt different from most other kids.

What? Do you mean there is such a thing? Most people find it hard to believe that you can live peacefully with any teenager, even the good ones. Well, there are ways it can be done, but it does require effort on both parts. The parent and the teen must be willing to work together [...]

Dating is something that comes with almost every teenager at one point or another. It can be really hard for the parents to see their child suddenly growing into a person that is attracted to someone else, hopefully their own age, as something besides a playmate. These days homosexuality can often come into play as [...]