TeenLife Blog

Parenting Advice From a College Kid

Posted March 24, 2014, 7:21 pm by Andrea Bazemore

It might seem strange for a person who isn’t even thinking about parenthood to write advice in a parenting article. Yet I may offer some of the best parenting advice...

How to Protect Your Teen From Summer Learning Loss

Posted March 24, 2014, 5:27 pm by Reese Hendricks

Is your teenager experiencing SLL? Most parents do a pretty good job of helping their teens stay occupied during the summer. However, staying occupied is one thing, preventing SLL, or...

Pay it Forward

Posted March 24, 2014, 3:00 pm by Elizabeth Suneby

When someone does a good deed for you, express your gratitude by doing something nice for someone else. That’s the essence of “pay it forward,” a term you often hear...

Community Service Inspires Teens

Posted March 23, 2014, 3:00 pm by Elizabeth Suneby

It’s easy to see why some teens and adults feel stymied by the overwhelming array of problems that exist in our world today. Pollution. Homelessness. Hunger. Terrorism. Animal abuse. Lack...

Challenges of Being an Introverted Teen

Posted March 22, 2014, 3:00 pm by Elizabeth Suneby

In high school, Alex MacNair created a public service announcement titled “What is an Introvert?” to explain how it feels to be an introvert in a society that he believes...

Plugged or Unplugged? Technology and Summer Programs

Posted March 21, 2014, 4:25 pm by Katherine Dayton

Recently, there’s been a bit of lively buzz in the summer camps community about a new policy announced by the #1 ranked camp in Pennsylvania that allows “Smartphones, music players,...