Articles in Teens, Tweens & College:

1. Normal teen behavior
   By Abbi Perets on Mar 3, 2010

   Little children, little problems. Big children, big problems. If you're the parent of a toddler and someone says this to you, you...
2. Should kids pay for their college education?
   By Abbi Perets on Mar 2, 2010

   The cost of a college education -- hardly a bargain to being with -- is steadily climbing. Sure, you want your kids to have the best...
3. Spring Break safety: Travel tips for teens and college kids
   By Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick on Mar 1, 2010

   Ever since Natalee Holloway disappeared during her celebratory high school graduation trip to Aruba in 2005, it is natural for...
4. How to keep teens safe without nagging
   By Jen Klein on Feb 25, 2010

   Every two years, since the early 1990s, the Center for Disease Control has made available surveys that track risky behaviors by...
5. Does your teen have an eating disorder?
   By Jen Klein on Feb 24, 2010

   Body image and weight issues for many of us - and teens are no different. Those issues can manifest themselves in numerous ways,...
6. Teens and risky behaviors: Violence at school
   By Jen Klein on Feb 23, 2010

   Over the last decade and a half, there has been an increase in the percentage of kids who have not gone to school on a given day...
7. Study says teen's fitness could make them smarter
   By Sarah W. Caron on Feb 19, 2010

   A recent study in Sweden revealed that teens who are physically fit score higher on intelligence tests. Could there be a better...
8. 5 ways to raise a money-savvy teen
   By Abbi Perets on Feb 19, 2010

   By the time kids are teens, they know that money doesn't grow on trees -- the question is whether they care. Want to earn big...
9. Teen piercing trends: Earlobe gauging, stretching and body...
   By Mary Fetzer on Feb 18, 2010

   Piercings and teenagers go hand-in-hand. Like clothes, makeup, and hairstyles, piercings offer teens a way to express themselves. If...
10. Does your teen need a cell phone?
    By Abbi Perets on Feb 17, 2010

    If your teen has been pressing you for a cell phone, you may be wondering how to handle his request. Ultimately, each family has to...
11. 6 ways to tame teen behavior
    By Abbi Perets on Feb 17, 2010

    If you have a teenager, you know the feeling of trying to wrangle a wild animal -- and losing. The good news is that you can tame...
12. 7 Books to read aloud with your teen or tween
    By Abbi Perets on Feb 9, 2010

    It's probably been a while since you read your teen or tween a bedtime story. But choosing a chapter book to read aloud together...
13. Teen girls and breakups: Helping them move on
    By Sarah W. Caron on Feb 8, 2010

    First loves are magical. You enter a whole new world of holding hands, kissing, dating ... and it can also be an intense and...
14. The Pregnancy Pact: Talking about teen pregnancy
    By Abbi Perets on Feb 2, 2010

    In June 2008, a small Massachusetts fishing town made national headlines. Seventeen students were pregnant after those girls and...
15. Helping teens combat peer pressure
    By Abbi Perets on Jan 18, 2010

    What is the best way to help your teen combat peer pressure? If you had a nickle for every time your tween told you that "everyone...
16. Christmas jobs for teens
    By Christine Cristiano on Dec 1, 2009

    Is your teen ready for a job over the Christmas holiday? The holiday season is an ideal time for ambitious teens to get introduced...
17. Electronic gifts for teens
    By Abbi Perets on Nov 30, 2009

    Are you looking for the perfect gadget or electronic gift for your teen? It's not easy to figure out what to buy the teens in your...
18. Letting kids learn the hard way
    By Jen Klein on Nov 13, 2009

    I've always been a believer in natural consequences, even though letting situations evolve to their "natural" conclusions can be...
19. 5 Steps to boosting your daughter's self-esteem
    On Nov 6, 2009

    A friend shared a short clip from Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty called "evolution". In it, we see the major physical...
20. Talking to girls about hygiene and skin care
    By Abbi Perets on Nov 6, 2009

    Believe it or not, your tween daughter pays close attention to your beauty and grooming routine. Even if she's too embarrassed to...