TeenLife Blog

Should You Let Your Teen Get Plastic Surgery?

Posted May 12, 2014, 3:00 pm by Randi Mazzella

Insecurity about one’s appearance is not an uncommon feeling among teens. Many teens look in the mirror and do not like what they see. From breakouts to imperfect smiles, to...

5 Facts Every Parent Should Know About the SAT

Posted May 5, 2014, 7:02 pm by Magoosh

Parents are so inundated with information regarding the SAT that they often have trouble knowing fact from fiction, truth from hyperbole. For years, I’ve dealt with such misconceptions and uncertainty...

5 Reasons Parents Must Show Flexibility

Posted April 26, 2014, 3:00 pm by Sarah Brooks

Part of the natural advancement we experience in our lives involves “getting our ducks in a row.” Somehow, as life becomes more complicated and responsibilities expand, we strive to control...

Parents—Not Teens—Are Overusing Devices

Posted April 24, 2014, 6:59 pm by Customer Service

When we think about the smartphone age, we undoubtedly picture a teenager, mindlessly yet furiously typing text messages at the dinner table, at school, and at work—all places where the...

Heroin Epidemic Invades the Suburbs

Posted April 23, 2014, 3:00 pm by Customer Service

In the last five years, heroin use has exploded throughout the United States. This is no secret—high profile celebrities such as Corey Monteith and Phillip Seymour Hoffman died from heroin...

What Parents Should and Shouldn’t Do to Help Their Kids in School

Posted April 16, 2014, 7:17 pm by Customer Service

Forget what you think is beneficial for your school-aged kids—new research shows that parental involvement in school does not affect a student’s test scores, and could even hinder their learning....