Be open to the idea that your moody teenager may benefit from counseling.
Teens, Drinking, and Drugs
It’s a national issue. Is your child at risk?
When Your Teen Uses Adoption As a Weapon
Try to resist joining in your teen’s power struggles.
Whose Dream Is It, Anyway?
Adoptive parents sometimes push their own wishes on their children. But during the teen years, an adolescent may rebel.
Keep Them Reading
Five strategies that will encourage teens to turn the page.
The Power of Mom
Who can teach an adolescent boy to open up? You guessed it.
When Your Teen Starts to Date
As adopted teens enter the dating game, unique issues will arise. Are you ready to tackle them?
Befriending Other Adoptees
Adopted children fare better if they know other kids who were adopted.
The Dating Game
With your guidance your teenager can ease into the world of romantic relationships confidently and responsibly.
“Am I Really Pretty?”
In asking that question, was our teenage daughter really asking, Who am I? What am I becoming? How am I different from others?
Ask AF: Helping Kids who Feel “Different”
Your preteen wants to fit in, but how can she when she’s “different”? AF explains how parents can help.