TeenLife Blog

Parents’ Role in the College Process: 5 Things We Will Do Differently

Posted March 4, 2014, 4:00 pm by Randi Mazzella

My older daughter jokes that she is our parenting “guinea pig”—we test out everything on her. It is true. With the first child, it is always about trial and error....

Parents’ Role in the College Process: 5 Things We Did Right

Posted March 3, 2014, 6:00 pm by Randi Mazzella

Going through the college process with my older daughter was nerve wracking and stressful. Although she is currently a happy freshmanat the college she selected, looking back (and ahead, as...

4 Ways to Entice High School Students to Volunteer

4 Ways to Convince High School Students They Have Time to Volunteer

Posted March 3, 2014, 5:59 pm by The Experts at TeenLife

Teenagers make the perfect volunteers: they are energetic, passionate, and eager for change. Many high school students, however, consider themselves to be too busy with school, sports, and other extracurricular...

Mikaela Shiffrin: How to Raise a Talented Teen

Posted March 3, 2014, 4:22 pm by Kristen Licciardi

The 2014 Winter Olympics may be over, but Americans can’t get enough of 18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin. The breakout star of the Sochi Games graces the March 3, 2014, cover of...

The Value of Experiential Learning

Posted February 27, 2014, 2:19 pm by Customer Service

The teenage years are characterized by curiosity, development, and experimentation. Traditionally, high school classes and extracurricular activities help foster these traits and aid teenage success inside the classroom and out....

6 Tips for Single Dads With Teen Daughters

Posted February 26, 2014, 4:00 pm by Barbara Williams

The teenage years can be tumultuous and overwhelming for girls, and difficult for their parents as well. A single father of a teenage daughter may feel overwhelmed and under-skilled for...