Posts filed under Parenting Teens & Tweens

Q&A with Modern Family’s Julie Bowen

Thursday, October 4th, 2012
by Maria Masters

julie bowen_sm Julie Bowen is best known for her comedic turn on the hit ABC show Modern Family, but this fall, she’s also taking center stage for a serious reason: Recently, the two-time Emmy-winning actress has been speaking up about anaphylaxis, a life-threatening type of allergic reaction. After Bowen discovered that... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Health, Parenting Teens & Tweens

Healthy Eating Tips from Jillian Michaels

Thursday, October 4th, 2012
by Caren Oppenheim

jillian michaels   Jillian Michaels is known for her tough-as-nails role on NBC’s The Biggest Loser (after a brief break from the show, she’s returning for the new season in January) and for her best-selling books and DVDs. But in real life, she’s basking... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Health, Parenting Teens & Tweens

Important New Book “Bully: An Action Plan”

Thursday, October 4th, 2012
by Rosalind Wiseman

BULLY cover featured image Teen parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman answers your tough questions. A year ago AC360’s town hall special Bullying: It Stops Here premiered. Several experts (myself included) and wonderful, brave children participated that day, and we showed clips of Bully, an extraordinary documentary profiling five young people who had been bullied. Working on... Read More >

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

Parenting Q&A: “I Can’t Afford to Give My Kids Everything. Will They Suffer Emotionally?”

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
by Rosalind Wiseman

rosalind wiseman Teen parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman answers your tough questions. Q. How do you keep your family happy? And by “happy,” I mean comfortable without cost. Times are tough now, but I don’t want my kids to suffer emotionally because I can’t afford to give them everything. A. Although life can be horribly stressful when... Read More >

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

5 Things Every Teen Should Know About Sex

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
by Lynya-Floyd

Couple in bed In our November “Sex Talk” feature, we offered up dozens of ways to get that important dialogue going with your kid. Looking for more conversation starters? Try these five  things every teen should know about sex. 1.... Read More >

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