Testimonies: The teen years are the hardest for parents 18 Articles

by Debbie Fisher

As a mom of three, I know all too well the process of raising teens. For most of us it goes a little something like this: Parents -"I just can't communicate with my teen son/daughter. Every time I say something their ey...read more

by Les Scammell

The preteen years ten to thirteen. Your youngsters are about to leave childhood behind and adulthood is rapidly approaching. What they forget is that need to traverse those in between teen years. With hormones starting to...read more

by Sara A Broers

Two rambunctious boys at thirteen and seventeen years of age. Yes, I truly mean rambunctious at this challenging age. Is it because we parents have decided these will be challenging years? Could it be that this is part ...read more

by Adya Saigal

When you witness parents styles of handelling their children you will always have doubts. Either they give their child to much independence or they are to strict. There are parents who think that it is best to keep their t...read more

by Judy Zabriskie

You are absolutely awestruck when you take your first glance at your newborn child or at least until you take him or her home with you and find that this wonder of nature requires constant 24/7 attention and that your life...read more

by Michele Bouve Hoffman

Something very scary is happening behind the closed doors in our pretty manicured neighborhoods. Its so subtle and silent that no well meaning neighbor dare mention it. Our teens are being stolen. Lulled away, night after...read more

by Theodore Telepak

"Shifting Sand: A Dad's Perspective of How Teens Journey Through Life and Faith" I have two teen age sons. What do I expect of them? Last summer, a small group of dads from my church and I took our sons who were gra...read more

by Suzie Jane

The mishaps of being an early teen can be many. First you think you know so much more than your parents and to top that off you are carelessly reckless, but you think you are just having fun. This can be a dangerous ...read more

by Linda Jacobs

WriThe concept of family is one of the oldest forms of team management. In fact the very first. There is an age when kids are young, and there comes a time when there is transformation from childhood to teen hood. This ch...read more

by Amy Browne

Nothing can ever prepare you for challenging a teen, but it is much better to be actively involved with them from infancy rather then becoming a stepparent when they are teens. My mom used to say wait until the teen y...read more

by Sweetsmile

Yesterday, I read a blog, in which the writer told us that she happened to see some teens having sex, and they are still young teenagers. This made me think of the issues of teen dating, which is important for the teenager...read more

by Jennifer Brister

The day your child begins high school is always a difficult one, especially when it's an only child. My heart was in my stomach the night before my son started High School. He called me a few minutes after 10:00 that nig...read more

by Edwina Barzaghi

So I have come to an interesting conclusion about parenthood. When we give birth to our child...even if not right away, we at some point feel like this child will love us forever...unconditionally. Later we find out that a...read more

by Jody King-Peterson

My teenager has gone mad! I have two teenagers ages 16 a girl and 14 a boy, I believe they have gone crazy. All last school year my daughter fell into a habit of smoking and sluffing almost the entire year of school. ...read more

by Rachel Withers

The teen years are the hardest for parents is an understatement! I have 2 teens and 2 pre-teens and then a three year old girl. Let me tell you, the younger ones I still don't have to worry about yet. Even as much grief as...read more

by Sammi Gunn

It's funny I ran across this topic. My mother and I were just talking about it with a neighbor who has a 3 year old daughter. My mom is a FIRM believer that Teen years are the worst years. Especially if your dealing with a...read more

by Debbie Reed

It Can Be Difficult But It Gets Better With Time A baby girl is about to be born and I have a philosophy which is, if it was going to be easy it never would've started with labor. I've learned to enjoy my daughter wh...read more

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by Marisol Castaneda

I want to share the challenge there is in raising my teen age daughter, along with the so-cal educational assistance that we are supposed to be having. Turns out that about 7years ago my daughter then was about 6years ...read more