Radical Parenting

5/25/12: Articles for Parents This Week

Vanessa Van Petten — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:01 +0000

Hello Readers, Check out our latest news segment and video: How To Tell When Your Child Is Lying to You [Video] Articles from Teens: Online VS. Traditional High School How to be open to different types of schooling for your child who may succeed in a more unconventional setting. Teenage Love – Is It Really [...]

What Your Teens Are Watching On YouTube

Vanessa Van Petten — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:03:13 +0000

Samantha is a 17-year-old from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She likes to babysit, sew, draw, crochet, write and anything else that is creative! YouTube is not just another social media site, it is quickly becoming one of the most popular platforms for entertainment and media available. On average teenagers spend around 31 hours out of their week [...]

UNrequired Reading

Vanessa Van Petten — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:02:13 +0000

Catherine is a 15 year-old from California. She loves reading novels and her favorite subject is English. “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird Everyone refers to Disneyland as “the happiest place on Earth,” but my [...]

Summer Vacation for Teens: Work, Intern or Volunteer

Vanessa Van Petten — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:00:05 +0000

Jenny is a 16 year old from New Jersey. She loves books, photography and God. She is also a feminist and an animal rights advocate. Her dream is to be a journalist who travels around the world. With summer just around the corner, spring is the time for teenagers to start thinking about any [...]

Prom: The Breakdown for Parents

Vanessa Van Petten — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:04:52 +0000

Dana is a 15 year old from Hi-nella, NJ. She loves to write and enjoys reading, singing, and shopping. Her goal is to help others through her writing, and bring attention to important topics. Prom is a milestone in a teenager’s life and often marks the end of a student’s junior or senior year. Most [...]

From Eating Disorder to Isolation

Vanessa Van Petten — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:01:31 +0000

Nicole is a 16-year-old from Philadelphia, PA. She loves music and can often be found singing or playing the piano or guitar, but largely focuses on academics as well with aspirations to one day be an editor or journalist. Arguments, emotions, and worries about the future [...]

The 30 Second Challenge

Vanessa Van Petten — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:00:41 +0000

Gabriele is an 18-year-old aspiring writer from Jacksonville, FL. She loves the wit of Charles Dickens, the smell of sharpened pencils, and the charm of coffee shops. She lives her life by a Benjamin Franklin quote: “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write the things worth reading or [...]

How To Tell When Your Child Is Lying to You [Video]

Vanessa Van Petten — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:32:41 +0000

Check out our segment on how to tell if your child is lying to you on AM Northwest:

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

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

Onyeka is a 16 year old from Orange Park, FL. She loves running, meeting new people, and reading. Onyeka loves making friendship bracelets, she one day hopes to become an entrepreneur and sports medicine physician. “Stop it!” “Listen!” “Pick it up!” “You’re so annoying!” One day as I was yelling these words to my younger [...]

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 [...]