Lighthouse Parents: Being Stable Forces for Our Children
Lighthouse parenting is a balanced parenting approach making parents a stable force for our teens. Learn more about why it makes such a difference.
Communicating Values to Tweens and Teens
Why is it so important to communicate values to our teens? And how can we do so effectively? Here’s more.
A Calm State of Mind: How Parents’ Calm Impacts Teen Behavior
Stay Calm! Here’s why and how your calmness as a parent impacts teens’ ability to make good decisions.
Effective Parenting Even When You Want to Explode
Learn to be the parent and teacher your child needs, even during those moments when you feel like you might explode!
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Building Character in Teens: One of the 7 C’s of Resilience
Parents can support tweens and teens to develop strong character strengths by encouraging them to do the right thing, even when others aren’t looking. Character is one of the 7 crucial C’s of resilience -- youth with character will lead us into the future. Learn more.
6 Ways to Reveal Teen Strengths
Strengths are revealed over time as teens try new things, fail and recover, and learn to embrace their own unevenness. Learn how to identify and nurture your teen's strengths.
Building Character: Moral Development in Adolescence
Learn how to support healthy moral development so adolescents become adults with strong values and morals ready to make the world better place.
7 Smart Tips for Setting Boundaries for Your Teenager
Teens need to push boundaries. Here’s 7 tips on how parents can set good boundaries in the first place.
Stress Management: Support Teens to Release Emotions
One effective way to manage stress is to learn how to properly manage emotions. Find out how you can support your tweens and teens to release their emotions in healthy ways.
Why Lectures Backfire
As parents, what we say may not be what our teens hear. Learn why lectures can backfire.
Language of Resilience: Finding the Words to Help Teens Thrive
Building resilience in young people isn’t just about actions. It’s also about finding the right words that encourage teens to bounce back and thrive. Here’s more.
Adolescent Brain Development
Adolescent brains are developing rapidly. Learn about all of the ways their brains are growing and how you can support healthy brain development.
Communicating Love Clearly to Our Teens
We must be mindful of how we communicate that we love our teens. Here’s why.
Defining Success: What Teens Need to Thrive
What does success really mean? And what elements of success do young people need to become thriving adults? Learn more.