Experts Favor Positive Parenting Over Negative Disclipline

Posted on April 4th, 2008

Mark Hutton, author of My Out-of-Control Teen, says that despite his being a counselor, he believes that counseling troubled teens is a waste of time and money. He claims that traditional methods of discipline, including grounding, putting teens on medication, threatening to call the police or to kick teens out of the house are not [...]

Moodiness in Teens: It`s All in the Brain

Posted on March 16th, 2008

Having problems with a moody teen? Mom, Dad, it`s not your fault. It`s all in the teen brain.
An Australian study of 137 adolescents aged 11 to 13 years old showed that their grumbling behavior may be related to the structure of their brains. In this research, the teenagers and their parents were asked to discuss [...]