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Maggie was worried about her 14-year-old daughter Mira’s perfectionist tendencies. Every day, they battled it out. Mira erased her work so many times she left holes in her papers. She wouldn’t power down her computer until her work was triple-checked, which often was after midnight. As a result, she was chronically tired and irritable. Her […]

He was doing so well. I was so proud of my teen. No back-talking, no arguing. I mean, I thought I was rocking this parenting-a-teen thing. And then tragedy struck. I got a phone call from a dad down the street. My son had “prank texted” (more like “prank sexted”) his daughter. And it was […]

Peer pressure to fit in: It’s been an issue for generations and will probably always be a concern. The question is, does “fitting in” mean you are sacrificing your values or possibly even jeopardizing your health and safety? We remember the days when our parents used to drill “Just Say No to Drugs” into our […]

Low self-esteem is common in teens, but it can be difficult to determine whether low self-esteem is a symptom of something more. Luckily, you can have a positive influence on your teen and help them build healthy self-esteem. Here are three of the main contributors to low self-esteem in teens, along with the things a […]

This blog post was originally posted on www.sarinanatkin.com. What do a parent educator and a business leader have in common? In my previous post, The Business of Parenting, I explored the connection between business leadership and parenting. Many parents are effective leaders in the work place only to leave those skills at the front door. […]

You want your kids to be safe. As they grow older, they’re exposed to a growing multitude of dangers, some related to the internet, or to peer pressure, or as a result of feeling anxious, depressed or inadequate. You want them to be confident and self-assured and to be able to make right choices. What […]