TOPIC: Teen
“Where’s Your Common Sense?” Inside the Teen Brain
Why can’t she think before she acts? Why does he get so emotional so easily? How much freedom do I give her to decide how she spends her time? How do I give him the skills he needs for meaningful relationships?
Do questions like these ever run through your mind? If so, you might be interested in hearing about some cutting-edge science on the adolescent brain that helps shed some light on these questions.
Fathers and Divorce
I’ve been reading about several divorced celebrity dads and the varied connection they have with their children. What are factors within the divorce process that make it so difficult (or easy) to provide good parenting? Is the other spouse to blame? Is it possible that some of these fathers are good parents in a horrible circumstance? It seems there is no love lost between some celebrity couples, while others still act as best friends.
Ask Hal - My Teen Son, Drugs, and Alcohol
Dear Hal,
my 17 year old son, who is a junior, recently went to a military school. It was his decision. He said that he needed change in his life. He and his friends were smoking tobacco and marijuana, drinking alcohol and maybe even some drugs.
Hot Enough For Ya?
You’ve probably seen “The Far Side” cartoon entitled, “Nerds in Hell.” It depicts a long line of the eternally damned waiting for, perhaps, eternity. There we find a plaid shirt-wearing, broken-glasses-donning nerd elbowing the next hellion in line, trying to make small talk: “Hot enough for ya?”
Well, at the risk of revealing my true nerdness, it is really hot out there. The entire country, and even most of Europe, is enveloped in a ridiculously scorching heat wave. Unless you’re one of the fortunate to live on the California coast, then you know what I’m talking about.
