Parenting • Parenting tips What you need to know about your teen's brain The adolescent years are a malleable time for your teen's brain – and this shaping and re-shaping is not without pain... Article
Parenting • Drugs Q&A: Talking with teens about the risks of premarital sex and substance abuse Finding the best approach to talking with your child about these sensitive subjects takes forethought and patience. T... Article
Parenting • Chores / responsibilities Q&A: Is taking a year off before university a good idea? Our son is about to graduate from high school, and he’s asked us how we feel about him taking a year off school befor... Article
Parenting • Online safety How to protect your teen from online gambling The National Research Council reports that 52 per cent to 89 per cent of teens have gambled or are currently gambling... Article
Parenting • Sex education Q&A: When your teen is sexually active The first thing you need to remember is to think before you react. We suggest you take some time to cool off and then... Article
Parenting • Sex education Q&A: Helping your teen stay sexually pure Your relationship with your teen is the key to the entire process. The best place to start is with creating an enviro... Article
Parenting • Social teaching Q&A: Can a teen spend too much time with friends? You can make your teen's transition from childhood to adulthood smoother and more navigable if you keep the following... Article
Parenting • Sex education Q&A: Talking to your teen about masturbation The first piece of advice we have to offer you is as simple and straightforward as it can be: back off and relax. Article
Parenting • Physical health Why breakfast is so important for your teen Going without breakfast places teens at an increased risk of obesity. A Harvard study found that children who skip br... Article
Parenting • Generosity What my parents taught me about the art of giving back at Christmas My parents never baked their bread to sell . . . they baked it to give away. Article
Parenting • Discipline Why your teen needs boundaries Boundaries define what you will and won’t accept, and should come from what you believe is right for your teen at thi... Article
Parenting • Parenting tips 5 tips for staying sane while raising teenagers Those who are wise enough to allow their teens room to be themselves will find that the teenage years are invigorati... Article
Parenting • Parenting tips 6 ways to make Christmas more meaningful at home What memories will your children retain of your Christmas celebrations as a family? Here are some ideas to add to you... Article
Parenting • Development stages Starting the day right: Healthy breakfasts for growing tweens When children go to bed at 9 p.m. and rise at 6 a.m., they’ve gone nine hours without food. Their bodies need a nutri... Article
Parenting • Kids dating / premarital sex Helping teens build healthy male-female friendships For my daughter to continue building friendships with guys, we have instituted some rules about cars and where she an... Article
Parenting • Anger A strategy for resolving parent-teen conflict Is your relationship with your teen on rocky ground? Here are three important strategies that can help resolve parent... Article
Parenting • Online safety Q&A: Limiting your teen's cellphone use If this continues to be an ongoing battle, a natural consequence could be a more long-term break from cellphone privi... Article
Parenting • Faith and parenting Q&A: Our teen doesn't want to attend church It’s important to find out why your teen doesn’t want to attend church, and then do your best to address those concerns. Article
Parenting • Chores / responsibilities Preparing your teen for college or university Here are some tips from a president, a financial services officer, a registrar, an executive director and a campus pa... Article
Parenting • Faith and parenting Q&A: Are you listening to your teen? Our teenager complains that we never listen to him. We don’t think the accusation is fair, but we also want him to kn... Article