by Dennis Coates | Adolescence, Parenting Books, Peer Pressure, Self-Esteem
Teens are famous for doing wild and crazy things without thinking about the consequences. I shudder when I remember some of my own antics as a teenager. Of course one of the reasons for this behavior is that they’re experimenting and exploring their independence...
by Dennis Coates | Adolescence, Parent-child Communication, Parenting Books, Teen Sex
The book Conversations with the Wise Aunt has a chapter entitled “A Nice Way to Say No,” in which Aunt Maria explains to her niece, Trisha, how boys are different from girls when it comes to attitudes about sex. This brief excerpt is about how a teenage...
by Dennis Coates | Adolescence, Adolescent Brain, Parenting, Parenting Books, Rebellion, Teen Culture, Teen Sex, Teen Success
Do you have a teenager in your life? I ask this question a lot these days, because a young person’s developmental experience during the dozen or so years called adolescence has become my passionate interest. I feel fortunate that my life has brought me to my...
