Every parent wants their teenager to be healthy, but kids of all ages often insist on eating junk food. You can help your teenager eat well, though, by following a few simple suggestions. Tying healthy eating into the things that matter to your teenager can help you help them make better choices.
It can feel like an impossible task to know how to keep your kids safe online. Cyberbullying, internet luring, sexting, social media addiction, and all sorts of scams lie in wait for unsuspecting and innocent children every day. For parents, it can feel overwhelming. To help, Dad Central has curated the following information and resources.
Whatever you do, whatever your rules and curfews are, remember that your ability to understand and influence your teenager starts with a good relationship. A good relationship helps you talk to each other, including conversations about rules and expectations.
The two pieces of advice I’ll offer up for fathers of teenagers: keep talking no matter what, and keep finding things you like to do together. Being a father is all about the relationships. That’s true for all ages of children, of course. But maintaining a good relationship can be more difficult once kids hit the teen years.
In the third and final post of this series I share the most important lesson I’ve learned, and how it changed our family.
In the second of three posts, I share an important lesson that has helped me develop better relationships with my children.