Family Parenting
99% of the time family means parenting. No one is born with the full knowledge of how to be a parent, not only that all children are different.
Identifying and Treating Teenage Substance Abuse
The objective of this article is to identify signs of teenage substance abuse, to differentiate from adult substance abuse, and to make some treatment suggestions.
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
Identifying and Treating Teenage Substance Abuse
Summary: Teenagers in the United States today experience the realities of adulthood at earlier and earlier ages, often with painful results. Continue reading
Turning Responsible Children into Troubled Teens
The objective of this article is to help parents individualize their expectations for youngsters in an effort to decrease unnecessary pressure which can lead to acting out in adolescence if not before.
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
A Step Toward Preventing Problem Teens/Rearing Children Realistically
Summary: It is impossible to raise children without external pressures. However, we can mitigate these pressures with appropriate expectations, praise, and guidelines. Continue reading
Conversations with Preteens About Sex
The objective of this article is to acquaint readers with the kinds of issues that interest preteens and ways to discuss them.
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
Conversations with Preteens About Sex
Summary: Many confusions exist for preteens about sex and it is important to straighten them out. In addition, issues of social and emotional adjustment are present. Continue reading
Teach My Children How to Drink?
The objective of this article is to describe a methods for teaching responsible drinking to older adolescence.
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
Teach My Children How to Drink?!
Summary: Young people who do not abstain from alcohol can be taught to drink responsibly. This relates to their attitudes about alcohol and the way they use it. This article describes how to teach safe drinking. Continue reading
Do Single Parents Have Needs of Their Own?
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
A Step Toward Preventing Problem Teens
The objective of this article is to help parents individualize their expectations for youngsters in an effort to decrease unnecessary pressure which can lead to acting out in adolescence if not before.
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
A Step Toward Preventing Problem Teens/Rearing Children Realistically
Summary: It is impossible to raise children without external pressures. However, we can mitigate these pressures with appropriate expectations, praise, and guidelines. Continue reading
Limit Setting With Children
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
Telling the Children When a Pet Dies
The objective of this article is to provide some suggestions for dealing with children in the event of the death of a pet.
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
Telling the Children When a Pet Dies
Summary: People tend to do more harm than good in their attempts to protect children from many things, including the death of beloved pets. Continue reading
Effects of Working Moms
The objective of this article is to present a discussion of how moms can work and raise healthy children at the same time.
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
Effects of Working Moms
Summary: I am asked all the time by people with new babies or young children about how having both parents work will affect the child. These are my views. Continue reading
Listening Skills/ Avoiding Troubled Teens
The objective of this article is to help parents develop bonds with their teenagers way before the fact to help prevent troubled adolescents who lack parental connections.
By: Susan Adams, M. Ed.
Listening Skills/ Avoiding Troubled Teens
Summary: Listening is the foundation stone of genuine communication. We must become good listeners and confidants of our children if we are to see them safely through adolescence. Continue reading
