Scheduling Holiday Time With Teens
Tips to help naviage your teen's growing independence during the holidays.
Teens
Teaching Compassion and Empathy
Expert advice on addressing bullying before children reach adolescence.
Tween Survival in Middle School
Simple and practical strategies from an expert to help tweens begin the transition to adulthood in the middle-school years.
College Application Essay Tips
Tips to how a college essay should be written and what it should include.
12 Terrific Teens 2010
Congratulations to these local teens who display outstanding heart, character and leadership inside and outside of school.
Putting an End to Helicopter Parenting
Why teens need to learn for themselves. Not so long ago, life was simpler and children were sent out to play until the street lights came on.
Stress and Scars
Cutting is a painful and growing habit among today’s teen population. Learn more about why teens are cutting and how to help.
Teaching Kids Eco Responsibility
Whether you feel being green is a fad or here to stay, sustainability is an fantastic opportunity to put children in charge of that "something" they require to feel confident in household contributions.
Getting the Driver's Permit
Driving with your teen for the first time? Talk to your teen about safety and your expectations, including alcohol- and drug-free driving, and the no-texting law when behind the wheel.
Nurturing Teen EQ
The EQs of teens across the country are increasing as they learn self-awareness techniques and decision-making tools in EQ workshops.
Engaging Young Minds
Discovery Place helps kids 'think it up.' With schools cutting budgets across the Charlotte region, parents are taking a more active role in their children's education.
The Multicultural Classroom
Preparing young students for a global future. Back to school means back to the basics, and in Carolina classrooms today, this means more than just reading, writing and arithmetic.
Eating Disorders in Teens and Preteens
About half of all teenage girls and one third of teenage boys are using unhealthy weight control behaviors.
Social Networking & Respecting Privacy
A generation ago, parents were asked, Do you know where your kids are? Today, the question is, Do you know who your kids are chatting with?
12 Terrific Teens
In June (2009), we began seeking nominations from our community of parents in homeschools, educators, administrators and school counselors in both private and public schools, and even our readers, to find 12 teens whose outstanding character, leadership and heart, distinguished them from the rest.
Having the Sex Talk With Your Teen Daughter
You taught your daughter to ride a bike, tie her shoes and wrap a present. Now it’s time to step up to the plate and teach her about sex.
Sunscreen and Skin Cancer
A few minutes of daily sun exposure is important as a source of vitamin D, but too much can damage skin.
Teens & Community Service
Let’s face it … teens are egocentric. It’s all about them, their friends and their weekend plans. Getting teens to think beyond their own immediate needs can be more difficult than cracking a nut with a plastic fork.
Music Readiness
Children’s experiences of singing, dancing, listening and exploring instruments from birth to age 7 shape their musical aptitude for the future.
Setting Curfews
Spring break and prom season are right around the corner, so it’s a good time to talk about setting limits with teenagers.
College Savings 101
There’s an interesting juxtaposition when a child goes to college. The child celebrates the successful culmination of years of academic pressures, while the parents grapple with a different kind of pressure: how to pay for a higher education.
Cash for College Tips
The College Foundation of North Carolina advises:
1. Open a N.C. 529 college savings plan. In addition to federal tax advantages, the state offers a tax deduction for contributions.
From Piggy Bank to Stock Market
Quick, answer this question: My kids will learn about money:
A. at school. B. from me. C. when they grow up.
Surviving Seasonal Allergies
Seasonal sniffles and sneezes got you feeling run down?
