Family Life...
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Arguing With Parents
Arguing with your parents is totally natural for teens. From your hairstyle to your friends your marks at school to your television habits, your future plans to your...
Avoid Pocket Money Problem
According to the 2006 Halifax Pocket Money Survey, the average amount of weekly pocket money given to 12-16 year olds in the UK is £9.76. If you are close to this age...
Caring for a Parent
It may not be fair, but teens are often called upon to care for a parent. Whether it is due to a short virus, broken limb or long-term illness, there are times that...
Coping as a Teenage Parent
Coping as a teen parent can be difficult. The demands of a child combined with sorting out your own future can affect even the most energetic, enthusiastic parent....
Coping With Sibling Conflicts
Conflicts with your siblings are unavoidable. Close quarters, clashing personalities and competing interests mean that not only will sibling conflicts occur, but they...
Coping With Strict Parents
Sometimes parents set rules because they fear for their children’s safety, because they don’t think that their children can do it for themselves or even to stay in...
Dealing With Divorce and Separation
Some teenagers see it coming - the bitter fighting, the name calling, and the door slamming - but others are totally surprised when they learn that their parents are...
Dealing With Someone You Love Being Ill
Dealing with someone you love being ill would be hard for anyone. The pain of seeing a loved one suffering does not lessen as you get older nor does...
Dealing With Step Families
Stepfamilies are a fact of life in our society, but that doesn't mean that everyone likes them. In fact, most teens are uncomfortable in their first few weeks, months...
Fostering and Adopting - Teenagers
Fostering and adopting teenagers is not necessarily an easy task, but it can literally save the life of a teenager who has no one else to which they can turn....
How to Deal with Pressure From Parents
Most parents just want what is best for their children, but when their ideas of what is best for you don't quite match your own, frustration and...
Living With Older Parents
A few generations ago the odds would have been good that you and your best friends had parents roughly the same age, but those days are over. Today, parents' ages span...
Negotiating Greater Independence
Even if you and your parents have sat down and hammered out compromises regarding the house rules once there will come a time in the following weeks, months or even...
Parental Guidance
Trust me, it's for the best. This is the battle-cry of parents all over the world, and sometimes they are right. Unfortunately, sometimes they are not and it becomes...
Surviving Embarrassing Parents
Bless them, they probably think they look hip and groovy and who wants to tell them any different? Unfortunately tolerating your parents' embarrassing ways at home is a...
