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Predicament: Carnivorous Teen

by Jane Wangersky April 23rd, 2012| Parenting Predicament
My teen doesn't like vegetables or carbs but just wants to fill up on meat. I know this is not a balanced diet. It's also expensive. What should I do?

Readers -- give us your ideas in the combox.

Family Sports: From the Teen’s View

by Jacob P. April 18th, 2012| Teen Perspective, Teens
On a nice day, like today, there is nothing like spending your day outside in the sun.  Nobody wants to spend their time inside watching TV.  Many families like to spend their time outside playing games together.  In fact, I just finished playing whiffle ball with my cousin, sister,

Early Planning on Next Year’s Easter for Teens

by Sam P. April 11th, 2012| Teen Perspective, Teens
I love Easter.  It is my all time favorite holiday.  I just love the colors, and the weather is normally beautiful.  The crisp breeze against the warm sun always gives me shivers of delight!  But there comes a time when Easter becomes a hard holiday for teenagers to celebrate,

Parenting Predicament: “But All My Friends . . .”

by Jane Wangersky April 5th, 2012| Parenting Predicament
This week, we answer the question:

When I object to my son (age 13) talking disrespectfully to me, he says that's just the way his friends always talk. I tell him they probably don't usually talk to their parents that way, but as he never sees them with their parents,

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

Music, Music, Music!

by Lori Sciame March 27th, 2012| Teens, Tweens
My ninth grade daughter sang "The Star Spangled Banner" in front of the Statue of Liberty today. Yesterday she walked onto the stage of the famed Apollo, and performed where many of America's greatest singers have also belted out memorable musical numbers. Is my daughter a hit recording artist?

Parenting Predicament: “But All My Friends . . . “

by Jane Wangersky March 22nd, 2012| Parenting Predicament
(This is the first article of a new series at Your Parenting Info -- Parenting Predicament. With the help of experts, and our readers, we'll take on the parenting problems you can't seem to find a solution for.

Every second and fourth week, we'll post a question. Readers will have

Coffee: From the Teen’s View

by Jacob P. March 19th, 2012| Teen Perspective
As a child, I always wanted to drink coffee, but I was always told that it was unhealthy.  Over the last year or so, I have started to drink coffee --  pretty much only on weekends and never  more than two cups a day.  I drink my coffee with

Teen’s Perspective on School Projects: Partners

by Sam P. March 16th, 2012| Teen Perspective, Teens
School projects are never very easy.  A lot of times, specifically science ones, they are rather hard.  I actually just had one where my partner and had to create a newton scooter;  shockingly, I did very well.  Although it was incredibly hard.

The first thing to do when you are

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

Teen’s Perspective on Dieting

by Sam P. February 29th, 2012| Teen Perspective
Nowadays it seems as if every girl feels as if she is not skinny enough.  And with the way celebrities look today it makes sense.  It seems as if every single celebrity is either insanely skinny and called anorexic, the perfect size zero, and everybody envies her skinny waist
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