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Common Chores for Teens
Teenagers need to do chores. As teenagers navigate their way from childhood to adulthood they need to learn to take on more responsibilities and contribute to their...
Encouraging Teens to Use Banks and Save Money
Two useful skills to teach to teens are the art of saving money and using banks. The appropriate knowledge and know how don’t necessarily come...
Encouraging Your Teenager to Talk
As they move into the teenage years, it’s not uncommon for your previously chatty and friendly child to transform into a surly and uncommunicative teenager. If you’d...
Facebook and Your Teen
The social networking site, Facebook, has soared in popularity in the last few years and is now used by millions of people around the world. A large number of its...
Getting Your Teen to Clean His Room
What is it about teens and cleaning their rooms? Yes, some do a great job, keeping everything impeccably, scarily neat, but the vast majority don’t seem to care....
Helping Your Teen Gain Financial Responsibility
One of the useful skills that teens will benefit from as they grow up, is having financial responsibility. As a parent, you can do a lot to help...
House Rules Regarding Sleepovers
When you're child becomes a teen, sleepovers involving a couple of classmates, a big bowl of popcorn and some cartoon-covered sleeping bags have become a thing of the...
How to Make Your Teen Self-Sufficient
At some point your teen will blurt out that life isn't fair. They're right, of course, it isn't, but it might well be worth pointing out to them...
Setting Bedtimes and Curfews
It’s never that easy to get children to have set bedtimes and stick to them, but things can get even trickier with teens! Here are some ideas on setting bedtimes and...
Should You Monitor Teen Internet Use?
If some teens had their way, they’d spend their entire day on the Internet. Whilst the Internet does offer a great way for them to do research...
Single Parents and Teens
It’s difficult being a single parent. When your children are young, though, they tend to respond more easily to a parent. In adolescence, though, they want to spread...
Teaching Teenagers to Cook
Cooking is a skill that every single person needs to know and teenagers are no different. Helping teenagers learn their way around the kitchen and practice their...
Teaching Your Teen About Money Management
If they’re going to get by well in life, then teens will benefit from being able to manage their money. Here are some tips on teaching your teen...
Teaching Your Teen About Online Safety
The Internet is a great technological invention, but despite its numerous positive benefits, there are dangers lurking too. Your teen will know...
Teaching Your Teenager Essential Skills
Learning new skills can be enjoyable and fun, but it can also offer you a head start in life to have a good knowledge base. Find out the benefits...
What About Pocket Money?
We all need money for things, as that applies to your teen every bit as much as it does to you. The difference, though, is where you work to earn yours, all too...
When Your Teen Leaves Home
It’s a traumatic time when your teens leave home, flying the nest. Traumatic for you, that is; they’re bursting to go and have their freedom for the first time. But...
When Your Teen Wants to Have a Party
At some point or other, the chances are that your teen will host a party at your house. It might happen with your permission, or it could occur when you’re on...
