Peer Pressure & Your Teenage Daughter
If His Eyes Look like Two Cherries in a Glass of Buttermilk, He Might be a Weedhead
Mom, the potheads that parked at the top of the parking lot when we were in high school are not parking there today. The potheads of today may be parking their cars closer to you than you think.
You may want to look in your own garage. That’s a hard pill to swallow, but it is true. Avoiding the “bad crowd” was much easier when we knew who they were by their looks and reputation. Today, it is not so easy to identify who the drug users are.
Our Teenage Daughter Wants To Get Her Driver’s License
Our teenage daughter wants to get her driver’s license. Hold on. She’s not old enough. Why, just last year I was coaching her 6th grade basketball team. But then my wife reminds me that it was four years ago when I was her coach and she’s now a sophomore in High School. In fact, she’ll be 16 in less than six months.
OK. Fine. Maybe I can convince her to wait until she’s 18 to get her temporary license and then perhaps after graduating college she can get her permanent license. Seems like a perfect plan until she comes in the door one day with my wife, beaming with excitement holding something in the air. I assume it’s her latest report card.
Change Your Daughter’s Body Image by Changing Your Own
How often have you mentioned that you’d like to shed a few pounds? Especially during this holiday season where parties, hors d’ouvres and special treats abound – how many times have you said, “I’d better not have another cookie” or had one and mentioned what it’ll probably do to your less-than-desirable waistline?
I don’t consider myself to be overweight, but there have been times when I’ve mentioned the probable effects of one too many scoops of ice cream on my thighs. Or how I wouldn’t mind fitting in some of my college-era jeans again. Yes, I’ve said it, and perhaps my daughter was listening. But what effect does it have? According to a book by author Dara Chadwick, plenty.
Four Ways to Give Your Daughter the Spa Treatment Without Turning Her Into a DIVA!
“Are We Turning Our Teens into Generation Divas?” Since Newsweek posed that question on March 30th, the media has been a buzz with stories about how girls are becoming accustomed to receiving spa treatments at younger and younger ages, which some say can lead to deleterious effects. Moms who once thought it darling that their little girls wanted to imitate them and play “beauty shop”, may now be second guessing themselves and wondering if they may be contributing to a lifetime of self-esteem issues. Moms, not to worry, playing salon at home is still normal, and even taking your child to the spa or salon on occasion won’t mess her up for life. If you are a mother of a tween or teen, here are a few tips that will help you balance your child’s desire to go beyond play make-up with out getting too grown.
1. Hit the Kitchen