Articles tagged: teenagers
column: Not dead yet: Heart of the video game arcade still beats at Pinball Pete's
Posted: May 18, 2012Tekken 5 warriors, pinball wizards, pool hall hustlers, skeeball rollers and a sweaty guy with his own water bottle and fluffy white towel playing Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix. On a warm Friday evening in May, ... Read more »
parenting Q&A: Teens need adults to help them through many changes and challenges of adolescent
Posted: Oct 18, 2011Dear Readers,On Oct. 4, I wrote about teenagers and how we can understand the importance of sticking with them to help them learn to keep themselves safe. But the apparent conflict is wider than that, ... Read more »
parenting Q&A: Help children sort out mixed messages about 'telling' vs. 'tattling'
Posted: Sep 23, 2011Dear Kerry,My first grader already came home with tales of the ‘bad kids’ in her class. I’m not sure whether to believe her or tell her to mind her own business. Should I call the ... Read more »
parenting Q&A: Help children feel good about their bodies when you talk to them about sexuality
Posted: Feb 12, 2011Dear Kerry,This may be a hard topic, but I have been reading some articles that make me wonder about how to react to my children touching themselves. I don’t want to ruin their sex lives ... Read more »
parenting q&a: Destructive secrets: Finding out your teenager has been drinking
Posted: Nov 20, 2010Dear Kerry,I just found out that my 16-year-old drank beer at a party with some of his friends. I am angry that the other parents were not supervising adequately and disapprove of the kids doing ... Read more »
Column: Mamas, don't let your daughters dress up to be porn stars
Posted: Oct 15, 2010Sassy Cookie Monster: New for 2010 and officially licensed by Sesame Street“She did it for the cookie.” That’s the pitch line for “Sexy Cookie Monster,” a new addition this year to the Halloween slutstume market, ... Read more »
Daily Dose of Health News: University uses video games to monitor athletes' for concussions
Posted: Aug 19, 2010Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • A way of checking whether a person has fully healed from a concussion is to ... Read more »
Parenting Q & A: Is this adolescent rebellion or something else?
Posted: Mar 02, 2010Dear Kerry, I’m having a disagreement with my husband about our teenage son, Dan. He says that he is worried about Dan’s surliness and silences, but I think it’s just teenage rebellion and hormones. Don’t ... Read more »
Stale old generation gaps meet brave new voices
Posted: Jul 29, 2009Recently I heard another person on NPR mention how Generation Y — loosely defined as anyone age 9 to 30, but perhaps more accurately translated as “kids these days” — is characterized by a sense ... Read more »
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