By now you have probably seen the (viral) YouTube video of Tommy Jordan, a parent who pitched a fit when his daughter posted a spoiled and disrespectful rant on Facebook. The father’s tirade en… more →
thefamilybrandwrote 2 weeks ago: Yesterday, we received the news that one of Matthew’s friends from high school took his life. … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Parenting teenagers is a big challenge for every parent. Teens are stubborn and rule breakers; yet a … more →
wrote 3 months ago: By now you have probably seen the (viral) YouTube video of Tommy Jordan, a parent who pitched a fit … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Through her tween and teen years Cassie used to spring questions on me like this: What would you do … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Photo credit My girls have hair appointments at a salon somewhatrandomly chosen from a list generate … more →
wrote 3 months ago: As a child of the 60′s I always worried that my daughter would be as awful to me as I was to m … more →
wrote 3 months ago: No people, I’m not talking about the actual fruits here! The word “fruits” is used … more →
wrote 4 months ago: My daughter said to me the other day after our daily/weekly “mother/daughter bonding” mo … more →
wrote 5 months ago: It seems that as a society we’ve gotten to the point of over-reacting to the things that high- … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Heading into the weekend without an itinerary leavesopportunities for me to shift roles from task ma … more →
wrote 6 months ago: We all know teenagers are, well, different. They aren’t kids…but they aren’t adults, either. P … more →
wrote 7 months ago: For those of you who have allowed the idea of becoming a mentor or a youth counselor to drift across … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Like most if not all, I was shocked by the atrocious video spreading across the internet of the 14 … more →
wrote 9 months ago: "This texting is fun, but I sure wish Chelsea would just pick up the phone and CALL us!" R … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Every teen has bad day’s, but when you are noticing drastic behavior it can be disturbing and … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I found this in my web surfing today. I felt good after reading it, hope you will, too. Teenage Deve … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Sunset Bay Academy helps parents understand how to tell the difference between normal hormonal chang … more →
wrote 1 year ago: WINNING A GOTCHA WAR Excerpt adapted from my book Parents Are People Too. Teens blame parents, it … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Leslie Baker, MA, MFT, College of Social Sciences, University of Phoenix Mental illness touches man … more →