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Teen Issues
Wendy L. Sheppard, MSW
If your teen or tween is a fan of Harry Potter, then the Diagon Alley
recreation in Elkins Park, Montgomery County, is for you. The
recreation was...
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Offer to drive your teenager and her friends to the party. By driving
kids to the party, you have a convenient excuse to go inside and
check...
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Find out where your teen is going to be. A fifteen year old in a
suburban Philadelphia neighborhood told me the other weekend he has
four...
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Teenagers are at that funny age where trick-or-treating during
Halloween isn’t exactly the coolest thing to do. But teens still want
to get...
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There are definitely signs that a guy has the potential to become violent or could be emotionally abusive. Knowing these signs could help you help...
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While teenagers want to hide things from parents, there are violence
indicators – signs your teenager is being abused. These signs may be
subtle...
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Unfortunately, dating violence is prevalent among teenagers. One in
three teenagers has experienced some sort of violence within the
context of their...
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Young men who are abusers typically have some violence indicators in
their personality. If you spend a little bit of time with your
daughter’s...
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As a parent, you may be able to anticipate violence in your teenager's
relationship if you understand that how your teenager feels about
herself...
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It is nearly impossible to find a Halloween costume that isn’t about
selling sex – one that doesn’t scream “Slut!” Even...
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Mid-adolescence is also a time of growing, learning and developing.
Teenagers at this age are moving further from their parents and hanging
more with...
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Teenage Girls Girls by this point have pretty much reached their full
height. Breast development will be completed in this stage. Teenage
girls...
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Teens in mid-adolescence are moving out of the concrete intellectual
stage and into more operational thought. They can solve problems,
understand...
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Peer pressure, while still an issue for teens in the 15 – 17 year old
range, is less of a problem. Teenagers in mid-adolescence are much
better...
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Don’t take it personally. Your teenager is going to blow you off. Your
teenager is going to make fun of you. Your teenager is not going to
want...
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Being 15 or 16 is all about trying to prove you’re old enough to have
responsibility. Friends are the most important thing. You want to hang
out...
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Teens are going through pitfalls and changes in totally uncool things.
The pitfalls and changes are so constant, teenagers have to deal with
them...
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Young adolescence and puberty can be challenging times for parents.
Knowing how to respond can make these years much easier. You might all
come out of...
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As stated previously, tweens and young teens spend more time with peers
and less time with parents. The goal is to figure out who they are.
They will...
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Young adolescence, the preteens and young teen years, are still in that
concrete thinking stage – things are either black or white. This is...
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Preteens can expect an increase in sweating and the onset of body odor
through young adolescence. Acne may begin to develop as a result of
increased...
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Young adolescence and puberty can be challenging, both for parents and
for teenagers. It is a time of extreme change – young adolescents...
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Telling your teenager to be careful and don't be late will probably
have unintended consequences that most parents don't think about. If
you have...
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When your teenager comes to you with a dream, support him even if you
think it’s a silly, unrealistic dream. Whatever you do, don't say...
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When your teen asks for help, she wants your advice, but that doesn't
necessarily mean she will take it. Getting discouraged and telling her
something...
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Friendships can be difficult, but your teenagers needs to figure that
out for himself. Telling him, “That’s how friends are. Get used to...
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When your teenager is sad, don’t automatically assume what she’s
feeling is normal and tell her something to that affect. Teenagers...
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Threatening to take away allowance is not going to achieve the results
you want with your teenager. Unless that was the deal you made when you
started...
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Unless what your teenager is about to do is dangerous to themselves or
to others, or is going to seriously compromise their health, asking
your teen,...
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I never did that when I was a kid. I was never like that. Things
weren't like that when I was growing up. These are definitely things
you should not...
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If you were thinking about asking your teenager, "Are you really going
to wear that?" think again. Teenagers are struggling with their...
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Asking your teen, did you study, actually works the opposite on
teenagers. Parents often ask this question out of habit, not paying
attention to...
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The teenage years are tough, and parents often make things worse when
they say things to their teen they really should not say. It is like we
have...
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Relationships don't just keep building on their own; you have to show
your partner you love her / him in little ways consistently, or the
relationship...
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If you want to make your partner feel special, you have to pay
attention to details. Pay attention to the things that energize your
partner. Maybe...
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It is important not to smother your partner. You can have a
relationship and still spend time alone. You don’t need to do
everything together...
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Be spontaneous in your relationship. If you dread going to baseball
games, but your partner loves the Phillies, buy tickets and spring them
on your...
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You need to be real in your relationship and not try to be someone
you're not. The truth of the matter is, we all have a relaxed self that
we hide...
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The real test of a relationship is whether you can spend quiet time
together. Can you sit next to each other and not have to fill the
silence? Can you...
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