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"Tips on Teens"

What are "Tips on Teens?"

Every other month I write an article focusing on the challenges of raising teenagers.  I try to keep these columns humorous as well as informative so you don't fall asleep before finishing your reading.  

Tips on Teens are emailed to my subscription list, alternating with my other article series called Clues on Kids on a monthly basis.  Subscription is free, so if you would like to be added to the email list, just enter your email address below and I'll be happy to include you. By the way, my mailing list is private and I will always protect your anonymity.

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If you are ever curious about a particular topic and you would like to see a Tips on Teens article written on that subject, please let me know... I regularly research new material and I may be working on something right now that is of particular interest to you.

 

Why do you write "Tips on Teens?"

Because parents need help remembering that:

Adolescence is a temporary mental disorder...

and it will pass within a few years.

 

Below are links toTips on Teens articles:

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Tips on Teens #028 - August 2010
"What Is Ideal and What Is Real?"
why your teen turns to anger for comfort

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Tips on Teens #027 - May 2010
"The Threat of Teen Suicide" (Part II of II)

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Tips on Teens #026 - April 2010
"The Threat of Teen Suicide" (Part I of II)

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Tips on Teens #025 - January 2010
"Allownace... Respecting the Almight Dollar"

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Tips on Teens #024 - November 2009
"Single Parents' Dating Dilemmas"

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Tips on Teens #023 - September 2009
"Don't Be the Hero, Be the Parent"

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Tips on Teens #022 - July 2009
"'I Worry About You' Does Not Equal 'I Love You'"

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Tips on Teens #021 - April 2009
"Why Don't Teens Do What They're Supposed to Do?"

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Tips on Teens #020 - January 2009
"A Parent's Guide to Marijuana" (Part II of II)

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Tips on Teens #019 - December 2008
"A Parent's Guide to Marijuana" (Part 1I of II)

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Tips on Teens #018 - October 2008
"Tackling Test Anxiety"

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Tips on Teens #017 - August 2008
"
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of 'Get Off My Back!'"

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Tips on Teens #016 - June 2008
"Cough Medicine: Yet Another Way for Your Teen to Get High"

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Tips on Teens #015 - April 2008
"How Do I Get My Teen to Talk with Me?"

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Tips on Teens #014 - February 2008 (revised August 2011)
"All Teenagers Lie... Often!"

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Tips on Teens #013 - December 2007
"
When Your Good Kid Has Bad Friends"

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Tips On Teens #012 - October 2007
"Co-Parenting with Your Hated Ex-Spouse"

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Tips on Teens #011 - September 2007
"Independent Study vs. High School"

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Tips on Teens #010 - August 2007
"Is Your Teen Dying to Huff?"

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Tips on Teens #009 - July 2007 (revised January 2012)
"@#$%!" Language

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Tips on Teens #008 - June 2007 (revised June 2011)
"Graduation Can Be a Scary Transition
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Tips on Teens #007 - May 2007
"The Summer Job"

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Tips on Teens #006 - April 2007
"Give Me Skinny or Give Me Death!"

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Tips on Teens #005 - March 2007
"You Can't Tell Me What to Do!"

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Tips on Teens #004 - February 2007
"Are You Worried about Your Teens Having Sex?"

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Tips on Teens #003 - January 2007
"Is Your Teen a MySpace-aholic?"

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Tips on Teens #002 - December 2007
"Teen are Such a Pain Around the Holidays"

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Tips on Teens #001 - November 2006
"Missing that Sweet Child that Your Kid Used to Be"

 

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