Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
Teen Girls and Dating Mania
Posted by: Sarah on: June 9, 2009
I received a question from a parent about teen girls and dating. The parent wanted to know if her daughter should “take a break” from dating in order to focus on school etc. She said that her teen daughter was constantly switching from one boyfriend to the next at break neck speed. I had to [...]
Teens, Dating, and Sex
Posted by: Sarah on: May 5, 2009
As parents you have a unique opportunity to help your teens figure out the dating world. Talking about “sex” is only a tiny piece of the growing, and development puzzle for your teens. The emotional positives, and negatives of dating far outweigh the rest. Both teen boys and girls can benefit from thinking through what [...]
Coping with Divorce
Posted by: Sarah on: April 1, 2009
Divorce even under the most amicable of circumstances is a very stressful event. I use the word “event” loosely since it is a process that lasts months if not years. Dealing with such a huge life change takes all the support you can possibly find. There is a scale that ranks how stressful life events [...]
Just a Teenager In Love: Part 1
Posted by: Sarah on: January 12, 2009
Parents often fear the day when their teen will start dating. This may be because people fear that teens will get to “wrapped up” to the exclusion of other activities such as academics. It also creates fear for the obvious reason: it could lead to sexual activity. These fears are valid and yet teens will [...]
