As a parent, it’s easy to watch your teen’s behavior and think they’re messing up big time. They act horribly and disrespectfully, and you’re sure you never did that when you were their age. Because ...

AMES, Iowa – Most parents will admit that talking with a teenage child is difficult at times. It is even more challenging when parents and children don’t speak the same language fluently – a reality ...

Reviewed by Samantha Mann If your teenager often seems moody and volatile, you might be tempted to dismiss it as normal teenage behavior that will eventually pass. But sometimes the symptoms that most ...

One of the hard parts about raising a teenager is that you used to be one. You probably remember the feelings, the changes and maybe making some not-so-great choices. Teenagers are faced with ...

Dear Abby: I’m the mother of a 16-year-old girl, “Leia.” She has been living with my parents since she was 10 because that’s what she and my folks wanted at the time. I didn’t want her to, but I ...

If you've reached a point where grounding, confiscating phones, or even outright lecturing just isn't cutting it, you're not alone, and there's a new path forward. Remember the good old days when a ...

All the way back in Module 1, we touched briefly on meltdowns and explained how they are not the same thing as bad or manipulative behavior. However, meltdowns can sometimes look or seem like bad ...

Recent advances in brain research have confirmed for us that there are qualitative differences between the brain of an adolescent and that of an adult, impacting the way adolescents remember, think, ...