Teens seem to come into our lives all of a sudden, don’t they? What happened to the chubby-cheeked toddler we were so recently bouncing in our lap? At one time or another as the teen years approach, every parent wonders, how did they grow up so quickly?
Yes, every parent seems to feel that the issues of teen life come about with little or no warning—but deal with them we must, prepared or not.
One of the issues of parenthood today is in dealing with the many responsibilities demanded of us due to the rapid changes in technology. The Internet and the rapid proliferation of …
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Modern Parenting in an Internet World
Install Monitoring Software on Your Family Computer
There are two things that should be a standard rule in every home that has a computer. First, the computer should be in a public place in the home. Children should not be allowed to have a computer in their bedroom. Second, there should be a limit as to how much time your children spends surfing the Internet.
You should have very frank discussions with your children about pornography and sex predators. Make your discussions appropriate for you children’s age level. While you don’t want to scare your young children, they should be made aware of the dangers that are lurking on the …
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Teens With Medical Needs: Social Situations
Do you have a special needs teenager? If you do, you know how stressful government and state programs can be. You have to apply and reapply to join a simple social organization, or even pay dues. You are already stressed enough as it is with a special medical needs teen, let alone dealing with these bureaucratic organizations. It is so much easier to start a small non-profit organization for teens with special needs. Your teen needs to socialize for healthy mental growth, while they socialize with you often, they need to socialize with others who are not related to them in order …
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Parenting a Lazy Teen
After puberty there are only a few things a teen thinks about on a regular basis, and being active is not one of them. Sexually active maybe, but not actively engaging in sports or physical activities that are not sex related. Their focus is shadowed by the hormones that are prevalent in all teenagers.
This is not to say they are lazy, they are just less focused than they were just a year before puberty. You almost have to force your teen onto a soccer field if the soccer field does not contain a possible love interest. You can extort those hormones by finding out what the possible …
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