When I was in the 6th grade my English teacher, Ms. Cole, told me I was going to be an author. I don't remember what prompted this but...

It’s so easy to remind teenagers about what they are NOT doing and to tell them why they are not doing it. They don't respect their...

Last week, I posted advice for teens on how to better connect to the adults in their lives, excerpted from an interview I did with my...

Recently my good friend (and award winning author!) Lela Davidson and I sat down for a conversation about my work with teens, and I...

Recently, one of my clients shared a piece of writing with me that describes herself and she has allowed me to share it with you now. On...

While I am reading Born to Be Wild, I wanted to share with you one of my all time favorite books about teens: Untangled: Guiding Teenage...

I am so excited to read Jess P. Shatkin's new book, Born to Be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe. Check back...

She was just 16 years old and standing in front of an audience of 2,500 adults, most of whom were busy checking their emails, texts, or...

My husband, Greg, has always coached youth athletic teams. Even before we were married, he coached boys’ little league teams and served...

Parenting teenagers can be very challenging. They are no longer children and not yet adults. Sometimes we just have to stop, take a deep...

Our culture tells us to fear the time between childhood and adolescence and adolescence and adulthood. I will admit that it can be...

I think it is interesting that in the same week we have had side-by-side examples of what kind of discipline works well with teenagers...