Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence

Humor

Parent, Teenager, and the Value of Keeping a Sense of Humor

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on September 30, 2024

As adolescent growth brings more attraction to worldly temptations, and the consequences of choices become more serious, keeping a sense of humor can help parents lighten up.

As adolescent growth brings more attraction to worldly temptations, and the consequences of choices become more serious, keeping a sense of humor can help parents lighten up.

Adolescence

Considering 4 Possible Stages of Adolescent Growth

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on September 16, 2024

Exciting and scary, adolescence is the coming-of-age passage that over 8 to 10 years transforms the child into a young adult, as the growing-up experience has much to teach.

Exciting and scary, adolescence is the coming-of-age passage that over 8 to 10 years transforms the child into a young adult, as the growing-up experience has much to teach.

Parenting

Parenting and the Power of Adolescent Consent

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on September 2, 2024

As adolescents gather more power of individual and independent self-determination, it can take more work for parents to get their way than was true with the child.

As adolescents gather more power of individual and independent self-determination, it can take more work for parents to get their way than was true with the child.

Adolescence

Why Parents and Teens Complain About Each Other

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on August 19, 2024

As adolescent growth of independence and individuality progresses, wanting to live more on one's own youthful terms, irritation and incompatibility give rise to more complaints.

As adolescent growth of independence and individuality progresses, wanting to live more on one's own youthful terms, irritation and incompatibility give rise to more complaints.

Parenting

Parenting in Response to Adolescent Dangers

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on August 5, 2024

Parenting a young person through the hazards of growing up requires a sensitive balance between knowing when to protect, when to prepare, and when to do some of both.

Parenting a young person through the hazards of growing up requires a sensitive balance between knowing when to protect, when to prepare, and when to do some of both.

Parenting

Parenting Adolescents and the Power of Adult Example

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on July 22, 2024

Parenting is influential by giving instruction and by showing example, through providing education, and through personal interaction.

Parenting is influential by giving instruction and by showing example, through providing education, and through personal interaction.

Adolescence

Adolescence and Increased Sensitivity to Social Teasing

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on July 15, 2024

At an age of growing insecurity, adolescents can put each other down to protect or feel better about themselves, meanly teasing when they do.

At an age of growing insecurity, adolescents can put each other down to protect or feel better about themselves, meanly teasing when they do.

Persuasion

Adolescence and the Influence of Parents

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on July 1, 2024

As their child's adolescent transformation begins, parents can feel helpless in the face of developmental change, but they still have many sources of influence to draw upon.

As their child's adolescent transformation begins, parents can feel helpless in the face of developmental change, but they still have many sources of influence to draw upon.

Anger

Parenting the Angry Adolescent

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on June 17, 2024

Anger can be a very complicated emotion to manage during one's adolescence: To the good, it can be constructive; to the bad, it can be destructive.

Anger can be a very complicated emotion to manage during one's adolescence: To the good, it can be constructive; to the bad, it can be destructive.

Sport and Competition

Adolescence and the Growing Challenges of Competition

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on June 3, 2024

As the adolescent grows older there is more social competition to satisfy worldly wants as the young person must do their best to contend for limited opportunities.

As the adolescent grows older there is more social competition to satisfy worldly wants as the young person must do their best to contend for limited opportunities.

Adolescence

Adolescent Changes for Parents to Anticipate

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on May 20, 2024

To the degree parents can set and manage realistic expectations of adolescent change, they can smooth their parenting way.

To the degree parents can set and manage realistic expectations of adolescent change, they can smooth their parenting way.

Relationships

Helping Adolescents Learn Two Compromises in Life

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on May 6, 2024

People create expectations to anticipate what may happen, but these approximations are compromises with actuality; in ongoing relationships, people compromise to create mutuality.

People create expectations to anticipate what may happen, but these approximations are compromises with actuality; in ongoing relationships, people compromise to create mutuality.

Relationships

When Your Adolescent First Falls in Love

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on April 29, 2024

Romantic, in-love relationships become more frequent during the high school years and are extremely absorbing and compelling. Parents can often help explain the complexity.

Romantic, in-love relationships become more frequent during the high school years and are extremely absorbing and compelling. Parents can often help explain the complexity.

Adolescence

2 Sharing Skills to Encourage in Your Teen

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on April 15, 2024

Parents' desire for their children to cooperate and communicate with them can become harder to satisfy during adolescence.

Parents' desire for their children to cooperate and communicate with them can become harder to satisfy during adolescence.

Parenting

Why Parenting Adolescents Is So Complicated

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on April 1, 2024

Teens are sensitive to criticism and afraid of failure.

Teens are sensitive to criticism and afraid of failure.

Fear

How Parents Can Help Teens Manage Fear

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on March 18, 2024

Daring to experiment with the new and different requires judgment and courage for the growing adolescent.

Daring to experiment with the new and different requires judgment and courage for the growing adolescent.

Adolescence

Common Separation Tensions Between Parent and Adolescent

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on March 4, 2024

As adolescence creates more social separation between teenagers and parents, it takes effective communication to bridge the growing divide.

As adolescence creates more social separation between teenagers and parents, it takes effective communication to bridge the growing divide.

Adolescence

Adolescent Growth and Peer Group Membership

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on February 19, 2024

While the child depended a lot on parents to grow, the adolescent depends a lot on peers to grow.

While the child depended a lot on parents to grow, the adolescent depends a lot on peers to grow.

Adolescence

Parental Frustration With Adolescent Delay

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on February 5, 2024

When the child enters adolescence, they become more actively (with disagreement) and more passively (with delay) resistant to direction, so parents must be patient and persistent.

When the child enters adolescence, they become more actively (with disagreement) and more passively (with delay) resistant to direction, so parents must be patient and persistent.

Anger

Parents, Adolescents, and the Management of Anger

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D. on January 29, 2024

As their child's adolescence unfolds, youthful distance, differentiation, and disagreement tend to increase as more individuality and independence are expressed.

As their child's adolescence unfolds, youthful distance, differentiation, and disagreement tend to increase as more individuality and independence are expressed.