Posts filed under Parenting Teens & Tweens

Talking About Sex With Your Teen

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
by familycircle

Young woman and senior woman By Leslie Kantor, Vice President of Education, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Vincent Guilamos-Ramos, Co-director of the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health at NYU When Planned Parenthood and the

Categories: Parenting Teens & Tweens, The Sex Talk

The Sex Talk Dilemma

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
by Lynya-Floyd

the sex talk I want to share a surprising story about teens and sex with you—one that influenced our partnership with Planned Parenthood to carry out a groundbreaking survey on The Sex Talk. Last year I was a guest on “Doctor Radio,” New York University’s SiriusXM show, when a concerned mother called in. She told... Read More >

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

OMG! It’s Time for Your Teen’s First Car!

Monday, October 1st, 2012
by Paula Chin

first car Thank goodness my kid is only 11, so I've got another 7 years before panic time. But like a good Girl Scout, I like to be prepared, so when Family Circle decided to do a story on buying your teen's first car, I grabbed... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Money, Parenting Teens & Tweens

Family Secrets: To Spill or Not to Spill?

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
by Paula Chin

family secrets I grew up in L.A., thoroughly Chinese-American—Chinese food, parents and relatives who spoke Cantonese, Chinese-American Christian churches. So it was a big shock when my mom told me and my older brothers that she was half-Mexican. I was 13 years old, and it had never occurred to us that she was anything but 100% Asian. True, she... Read More >

Categories: Parenting Teens & Tweens

Is Your Smart Phone a Parenting Tool?

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood

Guide2 “Remember when flip phones were cool?” My daughter Ava (13) asked me this morning. I laughed. It wasn’t that long ago when I was devoted to one. But it’s hard to imagine now. The idea made us both giggle. “Now,” She said. “I have this awesome screen, GPS, streaming music and Netflix. I... Read More >

Categories: Family Tech with Christina, Parenting Teens & Tweens