Whatever you do, please don’t give up. My wife and I raised 5 children and we remember those teen years. They were trying times. We wondered if we’d ever get past that time. I’m happy to report, we not only got past it, we also learned what seemed to us at the time, to be [...] Read more »
Parents Need to Take the Lead Against Drug Abuse
By Rev. Ned Wicker, Drug-Addiction-Support.org I remember a conversation I had with a police detective some 35 years ago. He was telling me about what a mother had told him over the phone about her teenaged son. “Once he’s out of the house, he’s not our problem.” The detective, who served an upscale suburban [...] Read more »
Here’s Why You Need to Talk to Your Teen About Drugs Now
Like talking about sex, having a conversation with your teen about drugs and alcohol can be, well, a bit uncomfortable. Sure, you may hear about how you should talk to your children about illegal substances whenever you get the opportunity – but having the conversation itself can be so awkward that many parents choose [...] Read more »
Teens Need Each Other!
The afternoon after the 31st of October, after everyone had gotten over the pumpkins and dress ups, my brother and I were walking back home after playing a great game of tennis. It all started when a large group of teens were walking towards us on the footpath. There were tens of them! They were [...] Read more »
Does Your Teen Need To Go To Boot Camp?
Who’d be a parent today? Teenagers can be just the most difficult of human beings. Of course that’s not true of all kids as many teens do their parents proud and turn out as capable and decent adults. But you don’t need to look too hard at the news on TV and in newspapers to [...] Read more »