I recently did an interview with a very cool journalist, Myrna Haskell, who has a parenting column that runs in 10 different states. She asked smart questions, all from the parents point-of-view, about what do to when your teenager starts being interested in (gasp!) the opposite sex. Since we’ve all been there (even the parents!), [...]
The most recent “dear sarah” question really made me think. What do you do when you like someone but you aren’t allowed to date? And what if your parents have an extra reason for being a little protective? As if the teen years aren’t hard enough, this girl has a lot on her plate. I’m [...]
I walked in to a Hallmark store with my friend J the other day and what did I see? This baby card. Of course, I had to get it. It’s basically an unintentional ad for my book HOW TO RAISE YOUR PARENTS. Thank you, Hallmark!
Teenreads.com – a great site for all things YA – just published my essay Teenager At Heart: The Story Behind Getting Published and I wanted to share it here, too. It’s more like the family history of my first book, How to Raise Your Parents, but you’ll see what I mean…
It was raining the [...]
New York Daily News editor Rosemary Black interviewed me on Friday for a story she wrote (in today’s paper) called “The Battle of the Hemlines: Teens Stick up For Short Skirts.” We talked for a while about why fashion matters to teens and I kept thinking about it all weekend. Here are my thoughts in [...]
Tomorrow (Monday), I’m taping an interview on Oprah Radio’s Dr. Laura Berman Show to talk about teen relationships and dating. Dr. Berman – who’s a mom, bestselling author, therapist (I could go on and on) – is taking the parent’s point-of-view and I’ll be representing teens, talking about everything from how cell phones have changed [...]
I just read this article from BBC News in the UK about a new online dictionary for parents of teenagers. It’s defines some “typical” teen words for parents so they can understand what they’re teenagers are saying. It’s a good idea in theory, but I wonder if teens change up their slang too quickly for [...]
You know that saying “actions speak louder than words?” Well, it’s true for parents, too. I mean how many times has your mom said not to talk on your cell phone while driving but she chats away on the freeway? If parents expect teens to really do what they say they’re going to (or not), [...]
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Question:I have a question. Ok. I'm a twin and my mom always makes us do the same things.
Even if one of us wants to do something and the other doesn't [...]
I was reading this article about parents giving teenagers cars for graduation and it made me wonder what the most common graduation gift is…I know I didn’t get a car and neither did most of my friends. But it’s not like I was expecting one. My parents had a celebration dinner with my family and [...]
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