Teenage Parenting

Helping teenagers with money problems requires that you get your financial house in order first. Young people are looking at adults, parents and teachers to be an example. Financially speaking,...

Getting pregnant is gift a from god. In most cases it is one of the happiest moments in a women's life. Then there are teenagers who get pregant unplanned by accident. When a teenager gets...

Teach teenagers how to manage money before they are teenagers. Forgot to do that? They are old enough for the prom. They may have a driver's license. Teens should know how much money is needed to...

Bristol Palin just gave birth to a son. Here's some practical advice on how to prevent teen pregnancy so your teen is not in this situation.

Did your teenager just get their license? This is a worrisome time for a parent. Here are some things that you can discuss with your new teenage driver before you hand over the keys to the family car.

With unrealistically thin, airbrushed-to-perfection role models populating television and magazines, young women are pummeled with images that are impossible to attain in reality – and young men...

Depression is a serious illness that millions of people all around the world deal with every day. Not only does it affect the person, but family and friends as well. It can be confusing for...

The Diva sometimes shows up at around age 13. She looks like your sweet daughter, but she has a new attitude that is hard to handle. The diva is demanding, haughty, moody and prone to rolling her...

Under the United States Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) a disabled person must seek help from a designated counselor in making a written transition plan at the age of 14. The...

If you are caring for a special needs teen, you have probably already received a certain amount of funding. The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides money to the...

Special needs teens like to play sports as much as those without handicaps. The right kind of exercise can improve balance, coordination and the impaired sense of body space and position that...

If you have a special needs child, you've probably spent a lot of time thinking about how they can become independent and what you can do to help. As teens, almost all youth develop a strong...

You know how important it is to choose the right school for special needs children, especially teens. You plan to do plenty of research, visiting and interviewing. But the most expensive or most...

If you are walking down the street and you see a person wearing mismatched, poorly fitting clothes, chances are you look away. Imagine how you would feel if you had to dress this way and suffer...

A difficult and often embarrassing feature of adolescence is redefining personal hygiene. Bathing more frequently, shaving, using deodorant and dealing with menstrual periods is hard enough for...

The teen years can be a rough period of time for both teenagers and their parents. Even more difficult than surviving the teen years is resisting the peer pressure for your teen to adapt to a fast...

You have been asked by your teenager's school to chaperone the prom, which to your teen is a fate worse than being caught with no cell phone. You accepted, but before you get all decked out for...

A teenager's demeanor can fluctuate from charming and sociable one day to moody and rebellious the next. If your teenager is exhibiting prolonged defiant or anti-social behavior, he may be...

The teenage years are tumultuous and exhilarating. Young adults begin to establish their identity and exert independence. Peer pressure is a normal part of the teenage experience. Though all peer...