Teen Friendships/Drama

This Post: Should My Teen Ditch a Friend Who’s Making Bad Choices?   Written By: Jessica Manning It was a Saturday night and I was sitting at my kitchen table …

This Post: Drama Can Suck the Life Out of Our Kids: Here’s 5 Ways They Can Avoid It Written By: Marybeth Bock & Nancy Reynolds Do you ever feel like …

This Post: Teen Boys and Friendship Drama: 6 Tips on How to Handle It Written By: The Raising Teens Today Community I really hoped having two sons meant that they …

This Post: Dear Teens, There’s a Difference Between Being Popular vs. Well-Liked Written By: Jessica Manning It’s Homecoming season – for most high schools, this means a week chock full …

This Post: Teens, Here’s How to Stop Being Jealous and Feel Far More Secure Does your son or daughter have a tendency to get jealous of others? Or, have they …

This Post: Is Your Teen Lonely? 6 Possible Reasons Your Teen Doesn’t Have Friends Written By: Jessica Manning As a high school counselor, I talk to a lot of lonely …

This Post: 4 Things Your Teen Might Be Doing That’s Triggering Drama and Unhappiness in Their Life Written By: Jessica Manning I recently wrote a post entitled, “When Your Teen …

This Post: How to Help Your Teen Respond to a Struggling Friend Written By: Jessica Manning One night around 10:00 pm, I got a phone call from a student who …

This post: How Teen Boys Talk To Each Other: Is the Constant “Razzing” Normal? Written By: Jessica Manning If I were you, I’d say something like, “Are you trying to …

This post: Help… My Daughter is Lonely and I Don’t Know How to Help Her There was a time when I could fix my kids’ problems with a hug, a …