Pregnancy - Birth - Childcare

You are familiar with the teen tantrum. One minute your teens are sane and logical; a minute later, they’re all over you for “not understanding them.” Don’t get yourself too worked up over this: there is a physiological reason for their behavior. Take a deep breath because even this will pass.
Raging Hormones
There are two reasons […]

Eating disorders are thought to occur due to physical and emotional factors in teenagers. Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating affect 95% females and 5% males of those diagnosed. Teenagers are most vulnerable due to relationships, emotional disturbances, stress and biological predispositions.
Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa normally affects those persons within 10-20 years of age, mostly teenage girls. Normally […]

Teens are more susceptible to eating disorders than adults due to age, genetic predisposition and relationship troubles as well as peer pressure. It is important as a parent to monitor your teen’s health including their BMI, eating habits and exercise regimes.
What is BMI?
BMI is the body mass index, and is a total of body fat […]

When it comes to friends they are the easiest to make and the hardest to keep. It seems that I can never find anyone that is at least similar to me - especially morally wise. Kind of sucks. I know that it sucks even more for younger girls that have no idea how to hand […]

Your baby is growing up and seems to be in a hurry to do so. All of a sudden the make-up is on, the skirt is shorter and there seems to be a new boy carrying her books, walking her home from school and the word `boyfriend` has made its first appearance. This can either […]

The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been making its rounds in the news and has become somewhat of a hot topic. There is a vaccine to protect against HPV, and is viewed by some as controversial, so here are the facts before making your personal decision on whether or not to have your teenage daughter vaccinated.
The […]

Johann Sebastian Bach who was without a doubt a remarkable composer, probably the best ever, once said this: “the aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. If heed is not paid to this, it is not true music but a […]

“If we are to raise happy, healthy well adjusted children, then we as parents must lead happy, healthy, well adjusted lives.” Years ago, I authored that saying and certainly, the message lends itself to the fundamentals of parenting, that if we are to raise our kids correctly then we have to demonstrate acceptable behavior ourselves. […]

You are sixteen years old and up to this point your life has been a living nightmare. All through middle school and into the waning days of your miserable existence as a sophomore in high school you felt different from most other kids.
You know the kids I am talking about, the one whose parents […]