TeenLife Blog

How to Talk About Sex With Your Teen

Posted March 31, 2014, 7:08 pm by Customer Service

March is “National Talk to Your Teen About Sex Month.” While the month is closing fast, talking about sex with your teen is a critical conversation to have—no matter the...

Don’t Let Your Teen Be Catfished or Duped by an Online Imposter

Posted March 31, 2014, 5:39 pm by Victoria Kempf

Today’s generation of teens socialize with their peers by using social networking sites. Most tweens and teens are living out a portion of their lives online and many relationships take...

7 Ways to Help Teens Cope with Stress

Posted March 31, 2014, 4:43 pm by Marthe Teixeira

Teens are flooded with pressures and demands that seem never ending. Day-To-Day Teen Stresses Teens are losing sleep worrying about tests, projects that are due, teams going to competitions, friendship...

How to Pass on Healthy Habits to Your Kids

Posted March 28, 2014, 4:45 pm by Marthe Teixeira

One thing I vividly remember as a teen was the bus dropping me off near my house, running to my front door, then busting through the door and immediately going...

Why Teens Should Live in the Dorms

Posted March 28, 2014, 4:17 pm by Rebecca Joseph

I spent my weekend trying to convince parents of high school seniors to let their children live college dorms rather than commute. These were seniors who were accepted to local...

Advice and Ideas for Empty-Nester Parents

Posted March 28, 2014, 4:00 pm by Elizabeth Suneby

I learned about the benefits of teens taking a year between high school and college — whether they work, volunteer, attend an academic program, or travel — when I was...