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The Slightly Surprising Sex Lives of Teenagers

Fewer teenagers than one might have expected report having oral sex before intercourse. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2012 10:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, teenage sex

Increasing Limits, and Safety, for Teenage Drivers

Some parents view restrictions on teenage driving through eyes clouded with nostalgia. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2012 10:02 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, teenagers driving

Approaching (Carefully) the Subject of Teens and Porn

Face it, Mom and Dad, you can't control your child's erotic life. But you can offer an adult perspective on the pornography that's all too easy to find. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2012 11:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, teen sex, sexuality, pornography

How Do You Steer a Teenager Away From the Worst Porn?

The realistic parent knows teenagers are likely to explore Internet pornography. How do you point them away from the worst of what's out there? Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2012 12:31 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Sex, pornography, internet filtering

Letting a Daughter with Development Disorders Grow Up

I never worried about how I would learn to let go of my special-needs daughters, because I never expected to have the chance. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2012 4:00 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, leting go

A Boy Learns to Milk (and Becomes a Man?)

My culture provides few traditions for a boy's coming of age. So my husband and I came up with our own ritual: our man-child must learn to feed himself. Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2012 6:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Food, Jessica Lahey, coming of age

Why We Should Watch More TV With Our Children

If I could watch "Three's Company" in the first grade, shouldn't I let my children share "The Big Bang Theory," risqué content and all? Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2012 6:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, teenagers, screen time, Game of Thrones, children and television, inappropriate television, The Big Bang Theory

When Teenagers Need Antidepressants

Young adults who question their time on psychotropic medications shouldn't scare parents away from treating a child who needs help. Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2012 8:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, depression, SSRIs

The End of the Summer Job?

Only about 3 in 10 teenagers can find a summer job. Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 8:50 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Work, teenagers, summer job, Money, jobs

Are Single-Sex Groups Better for Preventing Dating Violence?

Teen dating violence prevention programs now start for kids as young as 11 - but are they better done with the two sexes together, or apart? Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 06 2012 7:40 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, sex ed, tweens, pre-teens, preteens, dating violence, dating

Why Camp Counselors Can Out-Parent Parents

Who can get a child to make a bed, set a table, climb a rock face and try a new food all in the same day? A (much cooler than a parent) camp counselor. Read More...

Published Wed, May 05 2012 12:34 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Chores, summer camp, screen time, camp, Michael Thompson

Mitt Romney, Bullying and Long Shadows

As Mitt Romney answers for his high-school self, parents have the perfect opportunity to talk to children about how their actions today can haunt them later. Read More...

Published Fri, May 05 2012 11:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Bullying, character, Mitt Romney

The Older Kids Get, The Less Healthfully They Eat

Between grades 5 and 10, the older students are, the worse their eating habits are likely to be. Are we giving teenagers too much freedom to feed themselves? Read More...

Published Mon, May 05 2012 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Television, teenagers, diet, tweens, childhood obesity, snacking, eating, preteens

Teenage Magazines and Airbrushed, Unattainable Beauty

Shouldn't we demand that more realistic images be put before our daughters? Julia Bluhm, age 14, thinks we should. Read More...

Published Fri, May 05 2012 11:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, body image, Magazines, Seventeen, Julia Bluhm

The Evolving Teenage Brain

Teenagers brains are still maturing, but that flexibility itself, with all of its maddening inconsistencies, may give them an adaptive edge. Read More...

Published Thu, May 05 2012 12:19 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Research, brain, independence, teenagers driving, David Dobbs

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