Coping Skills for Children and Teens
Equip your child with essential coping skills to navigate their emotions effectively. This guide offers practical strategies tailored for different age groups.
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Parenting Teens
A crisis can strike without warning — whether it’s a natural disaster, family emergency, or personal tragedy. In these moments, children often look to parents and caregivers for stability, reassurance, and strength. This guide provides practical strategies to help you manage stress, maintain routines, and support your child’s emotional well-being during times of uncertainty. By staying calm and connected, you can help your family navigate challenges together and foster resilience for the future.
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Refusing to Do Homework | Q&A
Our son refuses to do his homework. We've tried sending him to a teacher after school to get help/tutoring. We've taken away his after-school activities and his electronics because of failing grades. Nothing seems to work. At this point, we can't force him to do his homework. It just turns into a fi…
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How to Get My Teenager to Help Out at Home | Q&A
How can I get my teenager to listen to me? How can I make him clean his room, pick up after himself and help out around the house?
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Bright Teen is Underachieving | Q&A
My 19-year-old son is very bright, but after two years of college with C and D grades, he seems unmotivated to study or work. All he wants to do is hang out with his girlfriend and play video games. He says he can't find work during the summer, yet I don't see any real attempts to even look. I am a…
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Teen Brothers Are a Handful at Home | Q&A
I have two boys, 13 and 15. It is a constant challenge and battle to get them to do daily chores and to respect their father and me. It doesn't seem to matter how many times we ask them to do something, it doesn't get done unless we yell at them. We take away their phones and their X-Box and ground…
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Appropriate Consequences for Chore-Ditching Teens | Article
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Teaching Self-Control to Teens | Article
When a 2-year-old throws a tantrum, she relies on her parents to soothe her and teach her that tantrums are unacceptable. But when a teen loses control, society is not always so forgiving. We hold teenagers to a higher standard of self-control and expect them to calm themselves down.
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Monitoring Your Teen's Whereabouts | Article
Monitoring your teen's activities means knowing where he or she is, whom he or she is with, what he or she is doing, and when he or she will be home. It also involves teaching him or her about the risks teenagers may face when they participate in certain activities. It means being prepared to prote…
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Dealing with an Out-of-Control Teenager | Article
What do you do when your teen becomes violent, breaking chairs, punching holes in walls, damaging property, and screaming and swearing directly into your face when he doesn't get his way? Some parents try to deal with it calmly. But then they worry that their calm approach sends a signal that the…
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How Do I Get My Teenager More Engaged in His Schoolwork? | Article
It often seems that teenagers simply don't care about school at all, that they'd much rather play video games or hang out with friends. This is because it's difficult for the adolescent brain to fathom consequences that are five minutes away, let alone five, ten or fifteen years down the road. So th…
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Four Tips to Help Your Teens Make Good Clothing Choices | Blog
Discover essential tips for guiding your teens in making smart clothing choices this summer. From setting expectations to embracing comfort, learn how to navigate seasonal events with style.
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Helping Your Teen Say “No” and Finding Alternatives to Alcohol and Drugs | Blog
Discover effective strategies to help your teen resist drugs and alcohol while finding fun alternatives. Empower them with the tools they need to make healthy choices.
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