Radical Parenting

“Teenage Parenting”: Teens Who Are Parents to Younger Siblings

Vanessa Van Petten — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:20 +0000

Meta Tags- Parenting, parents, role model, siblings, authoritative, teen help, single parents Meta description- Teenagers who pose as parental figures to younger siblings of single parent homes or teens who help out in raising younger siblings filling a void in a parental figure Onyeka is a 16 year old from Orange Park, FL. She loves [...]

4 Ways to Cope When Your Teen Gets Their License

Vanessa Van Petten — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:02:09 +0000

Hailee is a 16-year-old student from Pittsgrove, NJ. She enjoys music, going to concerts, and writing. She hopes to major in Marketing (ex. Business and Interactive Media) in college. Having a teen drive off alone for the first time can be a very scary thing for a parent. Many parents have a hard [...]

4 Ways Parents Can Help Teens Relieve Stress

Vanessa Van Petten — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:54 +0000

Vatsala is a 16-year-old from Amritsar, India. She enjoys listening to music, reading books, writing, doodling and her favorite subjects are English and Math. She wants to grow up to be a TV Journalist. Stress is something that everybody has on their minds and, if not catered to properly, can turn out to be [...]

How to Stop Your Teen From Giving Into Peer Pressure

Vanessa Van Petten — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:03:45 +0000

Hailee, a 16-year-old from Pittsgrove, N.J., She enjoys music and spending her free time at concerts. She plans on majoring in Communications in College. Peer pressure? This word can be defined in many different ways. It can be defined as the pressure from one’s peers to behave in a manner similar or acceptable to them. [...]

Tips for Dealing with Troubled Teens

Vanessa Van Petten — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:01:31 +0000

Ara is a 16-year-old from Edmonds, WA. She enjoys blogging, spending time with her family and hopes to somehow incorporate her passion of writing into what she does in the future. Parenting these days can be tough, especially when your teen gets in more trouble or has more behavioral problems than most. It is normal [...]

What Teens Teach Parents, What Parents Teach Us

Vanessa Van Petten — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:00:58 +0000

Maria is a 16-year-old who lives in Texas. Her pastimes include reading, writing, playing video games, and playing soccer. She hopes to one day publish her book, which she has been working on for four years. Most nights I sit frustrated at the seemingly jumbled numbers on my Algebra homework, trying to figure out [...]

5/11/12: Articles for Parents This Week

Vanessa Van Petten — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:37 +0000

Hello Readers, Hope you are having a lovely May! Top Articles: New Trend: Pinterest 5 reasons this new virtual scrapbook website has risen in popularity so quickly over these last few months. How to Tell If Your Child Is Lying To You Do you know the warning signs? Can you read your child’s body language? [...]

Teens and Hair Dye: Cause for Concern or Harmless Creative Expression

Vanessa Van Petten — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:03:54 +0000

Margo is a 16- year-old from Winnetka, Il. She loves doing improv, working for her school’s newspaper and being with her friends. Her favorite subject is English because writing is her passion. What is up with teens and hair dye? What do you do if your teen is looking to dye their hair? [...]

Teenage Love – Is It Really Necessary?

Vanessa Van Petten — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:01:41 +0000

Mary is a 15-year-old from Walnut, California. She enjoys photography, line art, and she would like to be a bioengineer because her favorite subject is biology. Teenage love. It’s everywhere. Glorified in pop music, young adult literature, and heavily played on in movies and TV series. But is it all really necessary? We all [...]

Online VS. Traditional High School

Vanessa Van Petten — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:08 +0000

Brooke is a 16-year-old from Sunnyvale, CA. She enjoys dancing, swimming, singing, studying languages and her dream is to study, work, or live abroad. High school in filled with challenges. Maybe you won’t get classes you like with your friends, maybe you don’t get picked to be on the team, maybe you simply don’t [...]