Guest Blog Posts | Dr. Denny Coates

How to Identify & Prevent OTC Cough Medicine Abuse

by Dennis Coates | Adolescence, Drugs, Education, Guest Blog Posts, Health & Nutrition, Teen Culture

The idea that your child could be abusing alcohol or illegal drugs is scary enough. In fact, you also need to be aware that he or she could be abusing the over-the-counter medications in your home – a very real concern for parents of adolescents. This guest post...

5 Ways to Help Your Self-Conscious Teen Build Healthy Self-Esteem

by Dennis Coates | Adolescence, Behavior Change, Guest Blog Posts, Parenting, Self-Esteem

This guest post is authored by Kristine Tye, M.A. MFT, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California who specializes in anxiety treatment and teen mental health. She engages teens in a therapeutic process that builds self-awareness and develops tools for...

Chores – A Powerful Way to Build a Teen’s Self-Esteem

by Dennis Coates | Adolescence, Guest Blog Posts, Parenting, Parenting Blogs, Self-Esteem, Work

This guest post comes from parent coach Fern Weis. After teaching middle school for 13 years, she trained as a life coach and founded her business, Your Family Matters, in 2008. Since then she’s been teaching and supporting parents on the parent-teen...

3 Metaphors: Advice for Parenting Teens

by Dennis Coates | Adolescence, Guest Blog Posts, Parenting

This guest post comes from Elisabeth Stitt of Joyful Parenting Coaching. A veteran teacher turned parenting coach and blogger, she knows that kids and families come in all different shapes and sizes and that there is a long and varied list of parenting practices that...

7 Ways to Promote the Parent-Child Bond

by Dennis Coates | Guest Blog Posts, Parent-child Communication, Parenting

Thanks to Maureen Denard at FindaNanny.net for this guest post. The adolescent years can stress a parent-child relationship. This article has several practical ideas for helping the bond to grow stronger. In a world where there never seems to be enough time to get...

3 Tips for Giving Your Kids the Right Amount of Independence

by Dennis Coates | Guest Blog Posts, Parent-child Communication, Self-Esteem

Special guest post by Winter Amity, freelance writer on technology and parenting topics. These days, children are exposed to a huge variety of media, and parents can get understandably upset about the kind of information they’re taking in. With mobile phones, tablets,...