Information for Parents and Caregivers of Teens

Developing Parenting Skills | Building the Parent-Teen Relationship | Facing Tough Issues | Teens and How They Spend Their Time | Preparing for the Future | Spanish | Somali

These free online resources offer helpful hints and support to parents and caregivers of Teens.

Developing Parenting Skills

• Conflict Between Parents and Teens - It’s Normal!
• Discipline versus Punishment
• Is the Battle Worth Fighting For?
• It’s More Than Hormones
• Peer Pressure ... An Often Misunderstood Concept
• Teen Challenges

Building the Parent-Teen Relationship

• The Importance of Family Mealtime
• Crossing Paths - Adolescence and Midlife
• Parent-Teen Relationships: It May Be a Matter of Perception
• Showing Respect Builds Self Esteem
• Talking with your Teen
• Teens and Friendships: Parents Still Have Influence
• Teens Will Live Up (or Down) To Parents’ Expectations
• Joys and Challanges of Parenting Teens
• Thrive With Your Teen

Facing Tough Issues

• Bullying: A Big Problem with Big Consequences
• Teens and Depression
• Alcohol Use and Young People: Resources
• Teens and Parties
• After the Flood: Parenting Adolescents
• Dating and Relationship Violence
• Peer Pressure and Risky Behaviors
• Talking With Your Teen About Sex
• Teens and Dating

Teens and How They Spend Their Time

• Extra-Curricular Activities for Youth and Teens
• Teens and Work
• Teens and Social Networking Websites (1m29s):

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• Winning Isn't Everything

Preparing for the Future

• Strategies for Helping Teens Assume Responsibility
• Teens and Family Responsibilities
• Teens and School Success
• Teens and Tolerance

Spanish

• Las fiestas de los adolescentes (Teens and Parties - Spanish)
• Creciendo con su adolescente (Thrive With Your Teen- Spanish)

Somali

• Dhalinyarada iyo xafladaha (Teens and Social Gatherings- Somali)