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Parenting Teens

Do you have questions about how to discipline your teen? Is your teen defiant or prone to talking back? Do you struggle with your teenager giving you attitude? Our experts are here to help you deal with the difficult power struggle between you and your teen and give expert advice on effective discipline. This section also addresses challenges such as teen curfews, growing up too fast, and how to encourage and understand at-risk youth.

Talking with Teens

Defiance and Back Talk

Teen Moods and Attitudes

Privacy

Curfews

Growing Up Too Fast

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3 Proven Steps to Improving Communication between Parents and Teens

Oct 21, 2013

By: Carrie Leigh Sandoval

How was your day? Good. How was school? Fine. Sound familiar? Conversations are a little tricky to navigate during the teenage years, but with your loving guidance and these three steps, you’ll be able to help your teen communicate with ease – without feeling like you have to pry the words out of...

Maintaining a Healthy Relationship With Your Teen

Jun 19, 2013

By: Jerry Weichman, PhD

It’s not easy to be the parent of a teen…forgiving them for a mistake can be harder than it seems. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, your kid goes and screws up in a way you never even imagined possible. Even though you expected the teenage years to be difficult, you just never imagined…this...

What to Do About Your Teenagers Eye-roll

Jul 27, 2016

By: Judy Willis, MD, MEd

There's no simple prescription for getting rid of your teenager's defiant and rebellious behavior. With some hard work and determination, and the following tips, you can work with your teenager to help improve their overall disposition. Talking to other parents and getting support from experts can...

Parenting Teens

Talking with Teens

Bonding with Teens

Consequences and Discipline

Defiance and Back Talk

Teen Moods and Attitudes

Privacy

Curfews

Growing Up Too Fast

Trouble with the Law

At Risk Youth

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