by Jane | Aug 25, 2012 | teenagers |
YouTube is a great social media channel. As a visual medium, it provides another dimension to learning, and you can access very useful information on it. Personally I use it to listen to my favorite music from the 70’s (cos I got rid of all my records, and those...
by Jane | Jul 26, 2012 | teenagers |
What sort of question is that? you may ask. But if your teenager charges his or her mobile phone in the bedroom, you may find they are really losing sleep. Recent studies by Stanford University have shown that teens need much more sleep than adults, with 8.5 to 9...
by Jane | Jun 26, 2012 | teenagers |
It’s important your child understands how to keep their internet access secure. Their password is the first line of defense your child has on the Web. We know that there are hackers out there trying to gain access to our computers and networks but to our children that...
by Jane | Jun 20, 2012 | teenagers |
Blackberry, iPhone, Galaxy Siii, ipod, ipad, or a tablet from google or microsoft. As parents we may know what they are, we may be able to use them, but once we hand one over to our teens have we any idea where they take our kids? Do we know where they go on the...
by Jane | Apr 28, 2012 | relationships, teenagers |
As a parent, sometimes the tug of love towards our children is so strong, we just want to take all the pain away from them, and make their lives as easy as possible. We want our teenagers to be happy, but your teenagers happiness levels are sometimes not easy to...
by Jane | Apr 24, 2012 | relationships, self confidence, teenagers |
It seems to me that a lot is demanded of teenagers these days, there is a constant pressure to reach a standard, to perform, and to conform. Whether its school work, sports, fitting in with family rules or keeping up with their friends, your teen is constantly walking...
by Jane | Apr 13, 2012 | relationships, teenagers |
This week I looked forward to two new clients, both teenagers. The first appointment was on Tuesday at midday, because she had a day free from school. 12 oçlock came and went, and no sign of the client. At 12:30 I rang her mobile to be greeted by the message:...
by Jane | Apr 12, 2012 | relationships, teenagers |
It seems that every parent I speak to at the moment is focused on the schooling of their kids. In the Netherlands its the time of year when your 12 year old teenager gets a place at the middelbaar school (junior high inUSA, and senior school inUK). The worry is...
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