I really thought I was alone in this threat I used when my daughter was growing up. Let's just say that from middle school all through high school I was a single mom. Some of those years were a bit challenging, to say the least.
In the latest facepalm-inducing story from the world of Slender Man and CreepyPasta, a young girl obsessed with The Arrival's antagonist has burned down her house in an attempt to kill her family, who were asleep inside.
When it comes to teens, it can be very tricky for parents to find things to give them for the holidays. They're too old to be getting Barbie dolls and Power Rangers but not old enough to be getting ties and kitchen ware. They want more sophisticated stuff, expensive stuff, making gift searching a struggle. Well this list makes things easier by listing things NOT to give teens. Choose any of these
Your argumentative teen may drive you crazy sometimes, but take heart. New research from the University of Virginia indicates those strong-willed adolescents are better at resisting peer pressure and are thus less likely to drink or do drugs.