Teaching Life Lessons/Chores/Independence

This post: 8 Chores Your Teen Should Be Doing (Without You Nagging Them) When my kids were toddlers, I had one of those colorful chore charts on the fridge. When …

This Post: Powerful Tips to Raise a Resilient Teenager Written by: Natalie Maximets, CTC Wouldn’t it be great if you could help your teen handle life’s adversities with a certain …

This post: Teach Your Teen to Be a Good Houseguest: 10 Etiquette Rules They Should Know Written by: Marybeth Bock Whether your teen is crashing at a friend’s house for …

This post: Help Your Teen Learn to Adult: 20 Life Skills They Need Written by: Morgan Hill “I think the best thing we can do for our children is allow …

This post: The Most Important Life Lessons I Try to Instill in My Teens’ Hearts Written by: Mindy Wise   As a mother of nine… yes, nine (with one son in …

 This post: Chore Wars: 6 Clever Ways to Get Your Teen to Help Around the House (and Clean Their Room) If you sat a group of parents down in one …

This post: 6 Crazy Alarm Clocks Guaranteed to Get Your Teen Out of Bed in the Morning Let me start by saying I have a soft spot for teenagers who …

This post: 7 Archetypes of Teenagers: Study Shows Teens Today are Far from Being Irresponsible Bring up the topic of teenagers among a group of adults and quite often, the …

This post: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens It’s been more than 20 years since the book unveiled… With more than 3 million copies sold, a 90 percent approval …

This post: 10 Signs Your Teen is Emotionally Intelligent – Even if They Think They Aren’t  There’s a lot of buzz right now about the importance and value of emotional …