Category Archives: Parenting Your Teen

New tobacco products are gaining popularity with our youth. Know the FACTS!

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

This week is National non smoking week and I’d like to start by saying we have a lot to celebrate. Smoking rates have decreased over the last decade, especially in our youth. Hooray! Decreasing tobacco use by teens is definitely something to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol, Tobacco & Drugs, Children & Tweens, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged cigarettes, e-cigarettes, hookah, Mental Health, nicotine, non smoking, Physical Health, school health, Smoking, teens, tobacco, water pipes, youth | 3 Comments

Exam Stress: 10 Must Do’s for Parents!

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

Updated January 9, 2025 High school life is full of new and exciting opportunities, not only socially but academically. Along with mandatory courses, teens often get to choose great interest courses. It’s an exciting playground for them. As parents, we try … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Healthy Eating for your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Teen, Teens, Transition to High School | Tagged coping with exams, exam stress, exams, Mental Health, parenting during stress, school, school health, stress | Leave a comment

Getting through the Winter Blahs…

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is officially over. I’m left with bills, a few extra pounds, cold weather and short days. Not very motivating. The hum drum of January can seem so dreary. It’s dark when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Depression & Anxiety After Birth, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged comfort food, exercise, Feeding Your Baby in the First Year, Mental Health, sad, school, seasonal affective disorder, surviving winter, winter, winter blues | 2 Comments

Here’s to the Family!

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Paula D'Orazio

Happy (belated) New Year everyone! So, since most of us have abandoned, cheated on or at least considered ditching (or perhaps massaging the strict parameters of) our resolutions by now, let’s make one that we can all stick to without a … Continue reading →