You are a teen (or pre-teen) with a vision problem that needs correction, but the thought of having to wear glasses turns you off.  You would love to be able to wear contacts, but your parents may not think it’s a good idea.  How do you convince them otherwise?

First, make sure your motivations for having contacts are practical.  Peer pressure should not be an overriding factor in your decision.  The argument “but all my friends...

Do you remember how rebellious you were when you were a teen? Perhaps you were the kind to get wasted and dance on bar stools to entertain older, perverted men. Maybe you were the girl who broke all the guys’ hearts. Were you a druggie who used people for dope? Or were you literally the neighborhood bicycle? No matter how bad you think you were, it was probably just a teenage phase. You must have been caught up with the wrong people at too young of an age. You must have been...

Every human being operates with the philosophy  WIIIFM – What’s In It For Me. Students are not an exception. High student engagement begins when that question is answered for each and every student. The basis of WIIIFM – What’s In It For Me is student self discovery and documentation of their dreams.

Follow Your Inner Compass Teen utilizes a combination of Book reading, video, video games and web based lessons to discovery a student’s dream...

Violence is defined as any type of physical behavior that causes injury to another person. Teen violence ranges from simple threats to varying degrees of aggression such as beating, stabbing, shooting, and even murder. Teen violence is a common concern today and is gradually becoming a serious social problem.

Teen violence is a learned behavior and can be the outcome of a multitude of interrelated factors. Teens may be the victims of physical or sexual abuse, they may have been...

How to Protect your Child in Internet

On the internet there are various websites that display offensive content. The content may be violent material or internet pornography. It becomes necessary to protect children who are less than 14 years. Offensive content that is shown on the internet is considered to be harmful for children.

It can have adverse effects on the child. In fact such information may spoil the child. Today internet is easily accessible to children....

It can be a really worrying time when you discover your teen is having trouble. Many kids get into a little strife from time to time but, sadly, some teens go over the top and their health suffers. And when that happens, so does the health of their folks. So if your teen is out late at night and you don't know where they are, take definite action. And the best way to change the situation could well be for you to enroll your child in the right sort of program.

Now there are...

Teens may enjoy spending hours online updating every single one of their social networking profiles with similar, yet a little bit different updates.

But an adult's time is limited, and you will say:

"Eva, you talk about balancing time, and getting to know the teen world, but how can I do that when I have 2 free hours a day, and a teen has endless hours of free to time to spare?!"

Well, now there's a quick and painless way to keep up...

13th Birthday Party Ideas?
you could try a theme, here are some ideas: * The Oscars/Hollywood * Era's eg. 60's, 70's etc. * Culture eg. Hippy, Punk, Goth Etc. * Color's * Films * Rock star party * Twilight Party (My friend have one and it went down great, nearly everybody came...

14 & 15 year old-fashioned girls- What benevolent of clothes do you wear?
im older but my little cousin wears skinny jeans, flip flops, flats, graphic t's...etc. I approaching to have...

Do you currently have a prom coming up that you are planning on attending?  If so, I imagine that you are probably getting pretty excited thinking about the great time that you and your friends are sure to have on your prom night.  There are lots of different aspects involved in putting together a fun prom night.  However, one thing that seems to be particularly important to girls is finding a prom dress that they look and feel really beautiful in.

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The holiday destination and duration is a mutual decision – it’s a way for everyone to relax over a period of time, so if you don’t know where to go, ask your teens because they may have some ideas. You don’t want it to turn into a ‘what parents say goes, whether you like it or not’ because it has
the potential to ruin the entire mood of the trip. My coaching client friend’s son actually knew a friend who’s parents had a...