Enough on the quick fixes and fast solutions! Hey, a good tip is great...but..... what about when it doesn't fit behaviors that keep persisting?

What do you say - that holds attention - for parents who cringe when her cellphone rings, hoping (praying) it's not another "bad day" report from the school....to please come get him?

The parenting teen gap...that fragile space between getting your family’s basic needs met, and really connecting with your teens, while at the same time giving them an appropriate amount of independence. (A skillful tightrope walker comes to mind.) Are you in the throes of it? Most likely you are.