teens Archive

  • To Read or Not to Read (Your Teenager’s Private Business)

    Posted on September 5, 2012 | 15 Comments
    When I was a teenager, I kept a journal.   I wrote in it a lot.   I sometimes worried about my parents reading it, so I hid it-in various places, to throw them off the scent.   And sometimes I would do things like […]

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  • Help Wanted: Punishing tweens and teens

    Posted on July 11, 2012 | 15 Comments
    When I was a tween/teen, we didn’t ever really get punished-at least I don’t remember being punished.   We didn’t really have rules per se, either.   We were all motivated by desperately not wanting to disappoint our parents, so we pretty much did what […]

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  • Dating 101

    Posted on November 9, 2011 | 10 Comments
    My oldest daughter is almost 15. She is not dating yet, but it’s on the not-too-distant horizon. Because Facebook makes teenagers’ lives so visible and public, I feel like I have a window into their world.   And I’m not thrilled by much of what […]

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