Life with a teenager can be (and often is) hell. There are no books, manuals, or tips to help you deal with the daily onslaught of hormones – especially if you struggle to make a living. At some point, your teenage offspring will certainly hate you, but sometimes as a parent, you can influence the way you approach them. Then you might get lucky and understand what it means when teens say that a parent is, at best, a snob or a nuisance.
Read MoreParenting a teenager is often a source of fear for fathers, especially if their child is a female. Your teenager is going through some very extreme physical and psychological changes, and it helps to have an empathetic father figure for support. If you’re not sure how to handle your teens, it helps to educate yourself. Read through a brief look at some pivotal parenting tips for fathers with teenagers, and take a few notes along the way.
When iit comes to mental or emotional stresses like depression, you might quickly find out how helpless you really can be when it comes to caring for your child. But despite how personal depression can be, there still are some things you can do to assist your teen. To show you what, here are three tips for helping your teen if he or she is going through a depressive episode
Read MoreYou’ve already had “the talk” about drugs, but the blank stare you got in return wasn’t enough to inspire confidence. And as each day passes, more young lives are lost to overdose. After seven years of decline, overdose deaths jumped by 19 percent in 2015. These are children whose lives were taken from them before they even had a chance to get started. Our wakeup call is here and now. And now that you’re rightly terrified, it’s time for a bit of good news.
Read MoreColonel Buddy Brook gave daughter Sydney the surprise of her life when he showed up at her high-school dance after a nine-month deployment to the Middle East.
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