Category: Tweens

Looking back, our high school days were great, okay, or disappointing (or worse!) depending on the year. So, we should expect that our kids will

The school year keeps teens very busy. They wake up early, take classes for the majority of the day, then participate in afterschool activities, do

In the cold of winter, few things warm our hearts more than celebrating National Mentoring Month. For those of you who are working or volunteering

As your little girl gets older, the conversations begin to change. They are a lot different than the ones you had only a couple years.

Figuring out how to motivate your child to do their homework and focus on their education can be tough. It’s not a matter based on

Take a guess what’s the most common question I receive from teenagers. The quickest way to success? How to land that job? How to handle

If you’re a parent, mentor, teacher, or coach with a teen (or teens) in your life, you’ve likely had some communication hiccups. Let’s face it—teens

I (Arlyn) recently spoke with an alternative education teacher who told me how her school can predict when a new student will have negative outburst.

One of my (Arlyn’s) five children had a rather low GPA when he was in high school, relative to his capacity (and much to his

Has this happened to you? You tell your teenager something a hundred times over and get nowhere. Then someone slightly cooler comes along, says the

When my wife and I first became parents, we naïvely assumed our kids would be just like us. I always imagined that we’d have a

Seeing your child go through an ordeal like addiction could one day be more than just your worst nightmare — it could, one day, become