Function or Fashion: What do your teens wear to school in the winter?

My high school daughter left for school the other day in her sneakers…with feet of snow and ice on the ground!

Finally…A TV show gets teen cyberbullying right!

Did you catch Harry’s Law the other night? If not, you missed a fantastic episode on teen cyberbullying. The episode covered the complex social dynamic that typically leads to bullying and teen bullying: *socially awkward teens being taunted by the [...]

Teens need less homework and more free time!

“Hey mom”, my 15 year old said as she walked in the living room with that ‘I’ve been thinking about my life look’ that teens get once they enter high school. “How much homework did you have when you were my age?”

“This could potentially be a trap”, I thought. “Answer carefully”, I told myself.

“Well…,” I began cautiously, trying to read the look on her face – trying to see if she was just curious or about to have a HUGE stress out moment because of having too much homework that night.

Kelping Kids with “Text-iquette”

Do your kids text?

My 12 year old has a friend who loves to text but doesn’t get that it exists on a phone that

1. has an off switch

2. belongs to a person who may be busy when the text comes in an unable to return the text right away.

The AAP Social Media Clinical Report: what it’s really about

By now you’ve seen the headlines of the AAP clinical report and “Facebook Depression”. The report, though, is about much more than that.

Wake-Up Call: Teens too stressed about school and future!

Somewhere along the line, the exploration of life that comes with being a teen has been replaced with a mission to “get on” with life.

A teen driver’s license need not be a milestone to dread

I can so relate to this Subaru video: This was me and my daughter today, two days after she received her driver’s license. She was embarking upon her maiden solo driver’s voyage with great excitement. To the shock of my [...]

Tough Life Lessons From The Movies

Have your kids ever asked about those “male enhancement” ads? Here’s some advice for handling those sticky situations.

Glee Wakes Us Up on Bullying…and Teen Life

Away this week when Glee aired, my 13 year old couldn’t wait to watch it again but warned me I’d be “shocked”. I was intrigued to find out why.

Mass. texting ban starts this week. Will it work?

I was at a busy intersection last Friday getting the gas in my car filled up. Believe it or not, in our overly busy society where people pride themselves on independence and convenience, there are still a few old-fashioned “full service” gas stations in Massachusetts.