Teens Can Choose to Make Their Brains Smarter – The Stakes Are High

Teens Can Choose to Make Their Brains Smarter – The Stakes Are High

One of the underlying themes of my writing is that parents of teens need to be realistic. But being realistic doesn’t necessarily imply some kind of worst-case scenario. Because realistically, lots of really wonderful things can happen during adolescence. For...
Why Teens Are Vulnerable to Peer Pressure

Why Teens Are Vulnerable to Peer Pressure

What is self-esteem, anyway? Why is it important to a growing child? Why does it turn out to be a tough issue? What can parents do to nurture stronger self-esteem? Physically, I was a late-bloomer. When I was a freshman in high school, I was the shortest boy in my...