Well, summer is almost here and it is almost time to forget about homework and the stress that comes with it. Now is the time to focus on getting ready for summer vacations and having fun outdoors doing the things that all scouts love to do. You know what I am talking about.

Fishing, camping and just being outside with your fellow scouts and friends. But what we have to remember before we go out on our first expedition is to make sure that we have all our scout equipment in good,...

It is because of the popularity of video games, summer camps are now including video game designing and creation in their curriculum and camp activities. In fact, there are camps that offer special training in different aspects of the gaming world.

Kids are acquainted with the basic principles of creating arcade and platform games by means of courses offered for example, Clickteam® Multimedia Fusion 2 Developer ® and Adobe® Photoshop®. Apart from creating games,...

According to National Survey of Substance Abuse TreatmentServices there are anywhere between 40-60,000 people in a treatment center a month in Texas alone. Now, that is a lot of people struggling with some form of drug abuse. Among that number we see that around 27-30% of those in treatment centers are teenagers. I think it is safe to say that we are living among a generation that is affected by the use of some form of substance. It is hard for any teen to not know a family...

Statistics on teenagers suffering from depression and other mental ailments are alarming. Various studies suggest that 1 in 4 teens suffer from some sort of mental illness. Teenage mental illness, to include depression, can have dire consequences. Teenage suicide is on the rise. It is the third leading cause of death in the age bracket of 15 to 24 years. Dealing with depression in teens is an important step in reducing these numbers in our society.

Many things can lead to...

Kids answering you back all the time and just being downright defiant? Children bickering all the time? With you or with their siblings? Do you need help with defiant children and managing defiant kids? This article will help you and suggest a useful website for further help.

Why Are Kids Defiant?

Defiant children are often angry, frustrated, looking to externalize blame and operating under the assumption that they are equal in authority and wisdom to adults. This results in...

Living life as a teenager is not simple at all. For one, there are a lot of rules and you are obliged to obey those rules unless you want to be grounded. But the toughest of them all is when you are overweight or suffering teenage obesity . One seems to experience all kinds of jokes as a teenager when you are fat. Those around you will not only make fun of you but also humiliate and mock you in public. This kind of harassment will hurt your ego and at the same time will cause teen...

There was a time when adolescents were not given the place in society they deserved. The life path unfolded for individuals as childhood which led straight to adulthood. There was no place in between or no significance given to this important phase in life. However over time, adolescence emerged as an extremely important period of life where an individual makes a transition from childhood to becoming an adult. Hence, adolescent psychology was born.

While, changed living conditions...

When was the last time you visited with a lonesome only to have their children frog demo you out to the backyard to vista their newest acquisition which you knew little about, their pet guinea pig?

And delightful they are, for guinea pigs make great pets, but they were not forever a domestic animal, so just where do they originate from, and where did they get that name from, because, lets face it, a very odd name.

Well let me shock you by initially saying that they...

It seems to go hand in hand; Out of control teens who can argue a point to death, enough to put their parents on the defensive.

Objectively, the teen is drinking, doing drugs, engaging in risky sexual behaviour and otherwise, just hanging out. School is not a priority, nor is working. The parents are distressed about the situation and seem helpless in the face of the teen’s rationalizations or threats of running away.

Not uncommonly, there is a history of limited...

You often asked your best friend: "How to get my girl back?" and regret your mistakes in the past that drove her away from you. If you are eager to get a girl back then be very sure about your own feelings and intention. It is a difficult thing to do. You even worry that you will lose her forever, if you don't do it right.

What do you have to do then? So, whenever you feel like picking up the phone and callingthe girl you love, stop yourself. Also, whenever you...