Teenage Years

What teenagers and young adults can do now to prevent osteoporosis later in life, and why it may be too late later.

Teenagers are notoriously bad communicators, so you may be wondering what's going on in your teen's mind. Here are the top ten things your teenager wants you to know, and would tell you if he or she could.

Though they don't seem like children, teens are continuing to grow and develop in myriad ways just like younger children. Here are the developmental milestones you can expect to see your teenage child go through.

Learn 3 important parenting principles that have proven true and beneficial over time to a youth minister. It will help you become a better parent of your teenager.

Ten pieces of advice for adolescents to consider during their teenage years.

After receiving a camera as a gift during his 13th birthday, the New York-born Stanley Kubrick soon became an avid photographer. As a teenager, he was also interested in music, painting, and chess.

Adolescence can be the most challenging stage for parents and their teens.

The key to almost every important job you have as a parent during the teenage years is mutual trust and communication. But how to communicate with an angry or secretive teenager? Take heart, because it is possible!

Autistic individuals don't instinctively pick up on social cues. Their interactions with the world are often quite childlike and innocent. This can be startling coming out of an adult body.

I've learned that teens will mature quicker when parents take steps in the early teen years to give up some of the control they have over their teen's life.

A discussion about ways to promote, and maintain, the emotional and mental wellbeing of your teenager.

For parentings needing help surviving the teen years, here are some tips.

Raising teenagers can be a frustrating, yet joyful experience for parents. Here is a look at how the teen years can sometimes be thought of as the "terrible/terrific" years when raising a child.

Teens can be especially vulnerable to depression. Parents and other adults who care about teens should understand and be able to recognize the signs of depression. Never hesitate to get help for a teen that you suspect is depressed.

The teen years can be an exciting and adventurous but it can also be fraught with confusion, anxiety and stress. For each parent who swears that their teen was an angel, there are an equal number of parents who'll swear that their teen is the devil incarnate.

Panic attacks and panic disorder generally hit you when you're in your teens. Being a teenager with this affliction is pure hell, however, with treatment and support along with hard work, you will be able to improve and enjoy life again.

The teenage years is a very difficult period not only for you as the parent but for you teenager as well. Most parents would ask how to deal with a stubborn teenager since this age is really where independence and individuality is cultivated.

When your daughter is young, her room may be a mass of pink bows and dolls. This decor scheme will carry her bedroom through her young childhood. However, once your daughter gets close to the teen years, she will probably want the decor in her bedroom to change.

With horrible reputations, and horror stories from fellow parents, it's doubtful any parent has escaped the thoughts of the transformation their children will take upon entering the "teen" years.

10 Tips For Preparing As A Parent For the Difficult Years

15 months old and already a teenager. When the words begin, lessons become vital.

Even though I was on the same campus the entire day, to him it seemed as if we were both a million miles away.

Teens are known to be rebellious, test limits, become argumentative and they can be intrigued by the dark side of life, “Goth Culture”. But being constantly depressed, lethargic, and lacking the will to be with friends etc is not normal

Despite the many humor stories about teen sleeping, there is mounting evidence that a teenagers needs are not the same as an adults. Lack of enough sleep can cause problems from poor grades to risky behavior.

A poem from the point of view of a parent who has watched their child grow up.

A Wally Lamb enthusiast explains his connection to the author's first novel and why Dolores Price is still relevant.

A poem from the point of view of a parent whose child is heading toward the teenage years.

This is a short fictional story of a young man in 1971 who has just graduated high school and has been drafted for the war in Viet Nam. He reflects on himself and his classmates.

Girl drama in pre-teens is practically a part of growing up. As common as it is, it can be difficult for both your daughter and you to go through. Here are some tips.

When our children reach their teen years, they can become defiant and seem to be working against us. Why is this? Because they are trying to search out who they are, and in the process, their perception of you tends to change.