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Learning to Drive: From the Teen’s View

by Jacob P. April 2nd, 2012| Teen Perspective, Teens
I am going to turn 16 in about one month.  In my home state of New Hampshire, that means that I can drive if there is an individual 25 or older in the front passenger seat of the car with me.  In New Hampshire, this so called "learner's permit"

Teen’s Perspective on Asking for Help

by Sam P. March 30th, 2012| Teen Perspective, Teens
If you are anything like me, you hate asking for help.  Specifically from parents, but for the most part you just despise asking for help.  I am a very arrogant, headstrong, proud person.  And at times this is a good thing, like when I am standing up for something

Letting Your Preschooler Choose School Clothes

by T Akery March 23rd, 2012| Preschool
Preschoolers are just beginning to develop their skills for school. One of those skills they are beginning to learn is making choices. A way to incorporate this is by allowing them to pick their own clothes for preschool. This is a chance for you to establish a routine that

Jealousy in Toddlers with Younger Siblings

by T Akery March 20th, 2012| Infants/Toddlers
Toddlers can very easily become jealous of other kids, especially siblings. This is true especially with siblings who are younger than they are. The main reason they become jealous is that they are no longer the center of a parent's attention. The younger sibling usually requires much more parental

Seatbelts: From the Teen’s View

by Jacob P. March 7th, 2012| Teen Perspective, Teens
For those who do not know, I am from New Hampshire.  New Hampshire is a state with a tradition of having few laws restricting personal freedoms, as you can see in the state motto, "Live free or die."  This protection of personal freedom extends to seat belt laws.  The

Four R’s for Raising a Teen

by Lori Sciame February 27th, 2012| Teens
Narrowing down what it takes to be an effective parent of a teenager can be a daunting task; however, key factors do influence a person's ability to relate to his or her child. If you strive to implement the four R's I've listed below, your relationship with your child

Waiting Room Blues

by Lori Sciame February 15th, 2012| Preschool
I've spent a lot of time in hospital waiting rooms lately. It's not fun, waiting for a loved one's surgery to be over, and wondering if he or she will be OK. Time drags. Emotions are raw. Basically, this is not a place I want to be. And the

Studying, from the Teen Perspective

by Sam P. February 13th, 2012| Teen Perspective
I am one hundred percent sure that, when given studying for homework, at least eighty percent of you won't.  And I say all the power to you!  Most of the time when I am given studying for homework, I don't do it either.  But, sometimes you just have to

After School Extra Curricular Activities

by Sam P. February 6th, 2012| Tweens
Seeing  as this is my last Tween Advice article, I figured I would write about something I enjoy doing.  So I am going to write about extra curricular activities, drama in specific.  This is actually only my first year doing drama, and I am so glad I joined!  I

Teen’s Perspective on Projects

by Sam P. February 3rd, 2012| Teen Perspective
Whether you really like them or not, projects are frustrating.  Me, I typically like them.  I actually just finished one in science that was an egg drop project.  You had to keep an egg from breaking when it was dropped.  It was quite frustrating.  So I decided to write

Feisty Child/Independent Teen

by Lori Sciame January 26th, 2012| Elementary
One word could describe my youngest daughter while in elementary school -- feisty. She had her own ideas about everything, from what types of clothes she would wear to how much homework she thought she needed to do. At the time, I found this personality trait of to be

How to Handle Final Exams

by Jacob P. January 23rd, 2012| Teen Perspective
This week, my school is beginning the final exams for the first semester.  At my high school, semester-long classes must have a final at the end and year-long classes must have a midterm at the end of the first semester and a final exam at the end of the
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