

3 Ways to Get Kids to Eat Better
Nutrition talking points from Lisa Damour, Ph.D., just in time for Halloween!


The Teenage Brain: What Parents Need to Know
I love talking about the teenage brain in my seminars and parenting groups. The eye-rolling, moodiness and risk-taking may drive parents...


It's Not OK: Corona Del Mar Coach Gives Students a Lesson in Class
Here's how one school handled students who were dangerously drunk at a high-school football game. CDM High School made an unpopular...


Girls and Their Frenemies
Don't you want to scoop up this little girl and give her a hug? This is a great piece on girls and relational aggression, and what...


How Social Media Is a Toxic Mirror
It's not just celebrities and supermodels that are digitally altered. Now our kids are studying their friends' altered images on social...


Change Your Thinking On Teen Sex
If you haven't already read Peggy Orenstein's book Girls and Sex (you should), check out her fantastic interview in Goop and change the...


Teens Who Say No to Social Media
While I spend considerable time on social media, my 13-year-old has zero interest. The irony is not lost on him. Apparently, he has good...


How to Help Your Daughter Cope With Mean Girls
Parents of girls: Here is a helpful article, with lots of words of wisdom, from Rachel Simmons re: relational aggression. Some behaviors...


For Freshmen, Campus Life Poses New Risks
For those of you with kids going off to college. Some great advice here from Lisa Endlich Heffernan and Jennifer Breheny Wallace, like...


Brutally Honest: How to Keep Your Teens From Texting and Driving
"Do as I say, not as I do" does not apply here. Texting and Driving and the importance of modeling responsible behavior.
