Parenting Teens and Tweens

One basic guideline for parents of adolescents is to know where their child is and who they are with whenever they are away from home.

When, If and How to say no to Tattoos and Piercings.

Dear Sharon,
Our son is 13 and he’s driving us crazy. He’s into heavy metal music and now he wants to have his body tattooed and pierced. So far we have managed to keep this from
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Young Teen Keeps Mom from gyn Visit

Dear Sharon,
My daughter has just turned 14. She wants me to make an appointment for her to see a gynecologist and I am very upset. She also wants to go alone. What should I do?
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