Posts filed under Parenting Teens & Tweens

Q&A: “I’m a 12-Year-Old Girl Who Doesn’t Like Her New School”

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
by Rosalind Wiseman

rosalind wiseman Teen parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman answers your tough questions. Q. I’m a 12-year-old girl who doesn’t like her new school. People aren’t open to helping me, there are so few kids to make friends with and I’m getting frustrated. Is there a way to make things better? A. That’s terrible! You’d hope everyone... Read More >

Categories: Parenting Advice by Rosalind Wiseman, Parenting Teens & Tweens, School

How One Mom Talks to her Teen Daughter About Sex

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
by familycircle

LetsTalk_DSC1464_sm In honor of Let's Talk Month, an annual effort to get parents and teens talking about sexuality, Mom Judy Forbin-Morain shares how she talks about sex with her daughter, Jada Kearse. Blog by Judy Forbin-Morain and Jada Kearse. As mother and daughter, we don’t always... Read More >

Categories: Parenting Teens & Tweens, The Sex Talk

“The Sex Talk”: Why Fathers Have To Get Involved

Monday, October 8th, 2012
by Lynya-Floyd

boyandgirl Along with prom dress shopping and handling first heartbreaks, a lot of duties get relegated to Mom—including The Sex Talk, which we explore in "How to Have the Sex Talk with Your Teen" in our November issue. But the burden shouldn’t be solely on mothers, says Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Ph.D., co-director of the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health... Read More >

Categories: Health, Parenting Teens & Tweens, The Sex Talk

Girl Power: Join Dove’s Self-Esteem Weekend

Friday, October 5th, 2012
by Dori Katz

dove Today marks the start of Dove’s third annual Self-Esteem Weekend, a nationwide program to help girls develop a positive relationship with beauty. Many girls struggle with self-esteem issues, so grab your girlfriend, daughter, niece or friend and get involved!   In NYC, teen actress and singer Keke Palmer will lead a... Read More >

Categories: Beauty, Parenting Teens & Tweens

Family Halloween Activities

Friday, October 5th, 2012
by Celia Shatzman

ss_101426356_M If you can’t convince your teen to trek around the neighborhood in costume this year, don’t worry: Halloween festivities don’t have to be limited to trick-or-treating. Get the family together before the holiday and head to a local pumpkin patch (check out thepumpkindirectory.com... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Holidays, Parenting Teens & Tweens