As a parent, you want to find ways to connect with your children. A natural connection grows as you accompany your child through the stages of childhood and toward adolescence. However, you may eventually reach a point where many parents struggle to connect with their child: the teenage years!
Raising Teenagers: Find the Balance Between Too Much and Too Little Control
The teenage years are hard – on the teens, on the parents, on the entire family. After years of being your kid’s trusted confidant, you start getting put on the backburner as they begin claiming their independence. Raising teenagers is a new adventure filled with curfews, driving lessons, dances, and those notorious mood swings.
A new territory is thrust upon you all at once. So how do you modify your parenting approach to match the needs of your teen? How do you find the balance between being a helicopter parent and the cool parent?
Social Media Stress: The Stunning Growth of A Teen Epidemic
Topsy-Turvy Teen? 7 Healthy Habits That Can Make a Big Difference
The teenage years can be pretty chaotic.
Lots of changes, lots of new experiences, lots of learning and struggles.
Making the transition from carefree child to responsible adult isn’t a walk in the park. Though, for some, it comes easier than for others.
Cultivating healthy habits is crucial for navigating this turbulent phase of life.
Personal Boundaries When Your Parent is Addicted: Why They Matter
By Elizabeth McMahan
Personal boundaries are the limits and rules you establish for yourself in relationships. Whether or not you’ve heard of or engaged in personal boundary work before, you’ve probably unintentionally set a few at some point in your life.
For instance, when you were younger, you and your sibling may have had an unspoken rule where the two of you take a few minutes apart after a big fight.
When Trauma Touches Your Child: How to Care, Comfort, and Support
As a parent, you want to protect your child from everything. But the sad and unfortunate truth? They will likely be exposed to far more than you could ever want them to be.
Trauma can touch your child through an array of situations – death, natural disasters, a car accident, illness or anything else that is a threat to their emotional and physical safety and well-being.
Why Self-Care for Parents Must Be a To-Do List Priority
By Elizabeth McMahan
You have a planner, an iPhone scheduler, and a traditional calendar on the wall.
You’re ridiculously busy. You’re driving. You’re planning You’re volunteering.
You’re filling the fridge. You’re shopping. You’re fretting, soothing, disciplining, cheering them on and checking their social media for all the things you might be missing.