Whether to allow cell phones for children is a burning question every parent faces. On one side, cell phones have their obvious advantage, especially of being able to sty in touch at all times, while on the other hand, the propensity of abuse or misuse is also very much evident. Whether to entrust a cell…

Many parents tend to become frustrated with their teenage child’s temperament, especially since they would not b able to change it in spite of the best of efforts. This is a mistake, for the child is born with such temperament and it is not possible for the parents to change such innate temperament. For instance,…

One mistake many parents of teenage kids make is using scare tactics when communicating with them. Scare tactics entails presenting the worst possible outcome, often deadly consequences that could arise from following a particular course of action. Experience proves that scare tactics rarely work on teenagers for the simple fact that teenagers are yet to…

A teenager paces peer pressure in the high school, where failure to confirm to the norm results in one being unpopular and desisted. The problem starts when such peer pressure happens to be with bad company, incorporating vices such as drugs, alcohol and so on. Parents play an active role in helping the child reject…

Parenting teenage boys is a daunting task for the simple reason that they do not open up to anyone and it becomes difficult to ascertain their state of mind. Most of the teenagers feel it necessary to suppress of mask feelings such as fear, uncertainty, and loneliness since the society teaches them as undesirable or…