Teenagers on Shine

Real Housewives Parenting Horrors

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by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor (Make Mine A Double)

A lot of people don’t enjoy voyeuristic television the way I…

What Parenting Style Do You Use with Your Teen?

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Your parenting message to your teen can create an atmosphere of respect in your home, or chaos and power of control.

Maggie Baumann, M.A.: When our…

Cross-dressing in high school: What would you do?

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Don’t kid yourself--to many teenage minds, dress codes in high school exist for one reason: to find a way around them. Now, the New York Times reports,

Swine flu parties? No thanks!

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We’re not opposed to a good debate here on Shine, and with many parents weighing in on the pros and cons of vaccinating kids, I understand the decision to immunize is…

When being a "bad" girl is a good thing

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What does society expect of a good girl? When author Rachel Simmons asked a bunch of middle and high school aged girls that question, the answers she got were nothing short of amazing. A few favorites:

Blue eyes Always busy Quiet Polite Organized Enthusiastic Flirtatious Skinny Good grades…

Is it OK to write the worst about your kids?

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We've all done it--hit the keyboard with a vengeance when the kids are down. But is it fair to publish the painful episodes in our children's lives?