The High School Senior Year: A Parent’s Guide
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Junior year was about carrying a heavier load. Senior year is about carrying it to the
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The High School Sophomore Year: A Parent’s Guide
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Freshman year is loud. Everyone talks about the new building, the older kids, the adjustment. Sophomore
The High School Junior Year: A Parent’s Guide
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Freshman year was about adjusting. Sophomore year was about finding a footing. Junior year is different.
How to Prepare Your Teen for Life After High School
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Graduation day gets all the attention, the cap, the gown, the photos on the lawn. What
Teen Independence, When Should Parents Step Back
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Your teen forgets their project at home for the second time this month. The first instinct
How to Raise a Responsible Teenager, A High School Parent’s Guide
Somewhere around freshman year, most parents start asking the same question. How does a kid who forgets their own backpack
Teenagers, Dating and Relationships, What Parents Need to Know
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Your teen mentions someone they like. Or you spot a name texting them constantly. Suddenly dating
How to Help Your Teen Deal With High School Stress
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Your teen says they’re stressed. It’s tempting to think back to your own high school years
When Your Teen Starts to get Bad Grades
By KidsDirect Editorial Team A report card comes home and it’s nothing like the last one. Maybe it’s one class
Teenagers and Their Phones, How Much Screen Time Is Too Much
By KidsDirect Editorial Team If you grew up on the two hour rule, you’re not imagining things. That old guideline
How to Know If Your Teen Is Hanging Out With the Wrong Crowd
By KidsDirect Editorial Team You meet one of your teen’s newer friends for the first time and something feels off.
How to Talk to Your Teen Without Starting an Argument
By KidsDirect Editorial Team You ask a simple question, something like “how was your day.” Somehow you’re both raising your
A Parent’s Guide to Age Appropriate Independence with Teens
Every parent of a teenager eventually lands on some version of the same question. Is this too much freedom, or
The High School Freshman Year: A Parent’s Guide
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Freshman year hits different than parents expect. You brace for the obvious stuff, the bigger building,
The Pros and Cons of Holding Your Child Back for School or Sports
Should I Hold My Child Back a Grade? The Pros and Cons of Holding Your Child Back for School or
Ten Homework Tips
Research shows that kids do better in school when parents get involved in their homework, and it’s good for their
Do Children have a Right to Privacy?
By Dr. Kalman Heller, Child and Family Psychologist The schoolbag was sitting on the kitchen counter. Not a typical occurrence.
Questions about Parenting Teenagers
By Dr. Kalman Heller, Child and Family Psychologist When “I Want to Get Into a Top College” Doesn’t Match the
The Afternoons of Quiet Young Teens
By Dr. Kalman Heller, Child and Family Psychologist If Parenting Young Teens Is Hard, Imagine Being One We all know
Adolescent Tragedies and my Teenager
By Dr. Kalman Heller, Child and Family Psychologist A Tragedy That Leaves Us Searching for Answers Once again, I’m writing
It’s not the College, it’s the Person
By Dr. Kalman Heller, Child and Family Psychologist The College Obsession Starts in the Crib We’ve become a nation obsessed
Are We There Yet?
By Dr. Kalman Heller, Child and Family Psychologist Few things are as incomprehensible to young children as the concept of