Peer Pressure in the Age of Social Media and What Parents Can Do to Help Their Teens
By Madeline Hammett How “fitting in” can lead to poor decision making for teenagers For generations teenagers have felt the need to conform to their
Category : Tweens Teens & Twenties
Why You Should Give Your Kids an Allowance
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. | Contributor Experts agree that an allowance can teach kids important money management skills, like how to save for things they
How To Protect Your Children and Teens From the Stress of Cyberbullying
By Sandi Schwartz One of the biggest challenges parents currently face is how to manage our children’s access to technology. When they are young, we
Should Tweens Use Social Media?
By Madeline Hammett In a recent study conducted by Common Sense Media, it was found that “tweens,” aged 8 to 12, spend around six hours
One Year into the Global Pandemic: How our Teens are Coping
By Madeline Hammett As the pandemic seems to drag on, it feels as though dealing with it has become more and more difficult for high
Stop Doing Everything for Your Kids and Set Them on the Path to Independence
By Sandi Schwartz | Contributor Imagine spending all this time and energy raising your kids, and then when you send them off to college someday,
Teen Talk: Tips on How To Improve Communication With Your Teen
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. Every parent of teens knows how difficult it can be to communicate with them. Oftentimes, it seems as though they live
That’s a Good Question! Podcast Episode 7: Does social media, diet talk and body shaming lead to eating disorders?
In this episode, we visit with Dr. Shanna Garza the Clinic Director of Girls to Women and Young Men’s Health and Wellness, an Adolescent Medicine
Is Technology the New Drug for Our Kids’ Generation?
By Sandi Schwartz Although we are currently hearing a great deal about the opioid crisis in America, teen drug use is actually declining overall. A
