TeenLife Blog

Teens Need More Sleep

Posted March 19, 2014, 6:00 pm by Elizabeth Suneby

I was just speaking to a twenty-something graphic designer about setting up a meeting and was taken aback when he replied, “I am not a morning person. Could we meet...

More Sleep Benefits Teens

Posted March 17, 2014, 7:41 pm by Customer Service

Most teenagers equate their high school years with constant exhaustion. This correlation makes sense—teenagers’ intense homework and extracurricular schedule, combined with an 8 a.m. (or earlier) school start time hardly...

Help Your Teen Find a Career

Posted March 17, 2014, 6:16 pm by Elizabeth Suneby

When my daughter Emma was eight years old, she participated in her first gymnastics competition. Her maiden event was her floor routine. Like a pro, she saluted to the judges...

Medical Marijuana and Teens

Posted March 16, 2014, 3:00 pm by Vicki Ritterband

Like many parents, Lisa Bonaquist talks with her two teenagers about marijuana. When her 16-year-old argues that compared to alcohol, it’s relatively safe, the Saratoga, New York, mother has a...

10 Alternative Careers in Sports

Posted March 14, 2014, 3:00 pm by Customer Service

A career as a professional athlete is a dream for many teens. Most of them start playing sports as young as 5 years old and fall in love with their...

Why the Heck Does My High School Student Want a Tattoo?

Posted March 13, 2014, 3:00 pm by Randi Mazzella

Dani Silverstein was a freshman in high school when she first thought about getting a tattoo. Silverstein says, “I am extremely interested in art. I always found amazement in certain...