My daughter is 15, and, like most teens is concerned with the social aspect of high school... She is shy and feeling overwhelmed with not being outgoing enough. More >>

My birthday is on the 13th and I've had more Friday the 13th birthdays than I can remember. But the most memorable was my 16th. More >>

All teenagers will start asserting 'their' values as part of asserting their independence...The real question for parents is 'what values do your teenagers have?' More >>

Denise's son was ticketed for driving under the influence. He is on probation, gets drug-tested and must perform community service. She pays his rent. At what point should Denise tell him he's on his own? More >>

Our son received a D.U.I. early in the summer before going off to school. He just got his first job, has probation for several months and has to get drug tested each month. More >>

I recently read an article which stated that suicide has now surpassed car accidents as the number one cause of injury-related death in the United States...That blew my mind. It's scary to think that so many people are finding it necessary to deal with their pain in an irreversible way. More >>

My husband teaches Jr. and Sr. High School and sees teenage and even preteen girls, dressed like street walkers and MTV dancers. This in and of itself shows a lack of parental involvement at home, but it gets worse from there. More >>

I used to pick my son up from middle school and see a few girls wearing very short shorts and revealing tops and I just assumed both their parents worked and didn't see them when these girls got dressed for school. More >>

I think my most heart-wrenching breakup happened in early high school. The irony is that I have no memory of the guy's name but, nonetheless, he was my boyfriend. More >>

My son's friends called him over to spend the night as they had new video games. When he got there, no one was playing video games... When he came home gray-colored that night, I asked him why he hadn't stayed over. He explained he didn't want to and went to bed. More >>