Teens sometimes have an attitude and speak disrespectfully to parents. Many wonder if this generation has become more rude than the one before. Read what the experts say and how to curb teen rudeness.
Rudeness on the Rise (pdf 1.2mb)
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Articles by Risa Doherty
Raise Your College Chances With an Alumni Interview Bay Area Parents: Teen Focus
Read about alumni interviews and why they can be worthwhile. Learn how your teen can prepare them and what to anticipate.
Raise Your College Chances With an Alumni Interview (pdf 1.5mb)
A Stand Out College Essay Bay Area Parents: Teen Focus
Read about the importance of a well crafted essay as part of the college application. Find out how much the essay really counts and the right formula for a stand-out essay.
A Stand Out College Essay (pdf 2.1mb)
Greek Letters at a Price N.Y. Times (Education Life)
Some sororities demand more time and financial commitment than most people would ever expect. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/education/edlife/greek-letters-at-a-price.html
Messy teen rooms: Get out the caution tape! Manhattan Family, Brooklyn Family, Queens Family, Bronx/Riverdale Family and Staten Island Family
Moms like me have found themselves sitting on the floor of their child’s room picking up every Lego, Transformer piece, or Barbie accessory our youngster failed to place in the proper bin or box. After all, we paid for…
My Little Klepto Working Mother
One is never too young to learn that there is a price for beauty. http://www.workingmother.com/content/my-little-klepto
Hallux Rigidus – Dealing With a Stiff Big Toe Arthritis Self-Management
Treatment options for arthritis are not always clear-cut. People who suffer from foot pain and find out that the source is hallux rigidus or “big stiff toe,” a condition which results from a lack of cartilage in the joint, are faced with a myriad of surgical and non-surgical options by podiatrists and surgeons. This article provides a straightforward breakdown of the alternatives.
Hallux_Rigidus (pdf 482kb)
What did you say? Manhattan Family, Brooklyn Family, Bronx/Riverdale Family, Queens Family, Staten Island Family
Gone are the days when a parent would threaten to wash a child’s mouth out with soap for using a “four-letter word.” Many of today’s teens and tweens sprinkle their everyday conversation with language our mothers would tell us…
Parents Across The Table: Moms and dads are the new faces of college admissions New York Times (Education Life)
Colleges are inviting parents to join their admissions offices in recruiting prospective students by staffing college fairs, reaching out to local applicants and conducting interviews; tasks once limited to official college representatives and alumni. Some people think it is a great idea,…
Application Agitation Bay Area Teen Focus
When children are applying to college today, hysteria takes hold, as nervous parents struggle to maintain their sanity. Read how to help maximize teens’ chances without taking over and without allowing the process to inundate your life.
Oct TFS F-Application (pdf 1.9mb)