Making her shave her legs has nothing to do with good teen hygiene. It’s that teenagers can be cruel to each other. Particularly the girl ones.
teens / tweens
Knock, Knock: Conversations with My Teenage Daughter
Most conversations with teenage post-millennial daughter start with me knocking on her bedroom door. It usually doesn’t get better from there. Until it does.
It’s Showtime When Daughters Become Women
There are upsides as my daughters become women, parting with childhood and leaving my influence behind. It takes time and patience to find them, though.
Teen Sexual Orientation Causes Struggle with Visibility, Vulnerability
As I continue learning how to be visibly comfortable with my coming out, my daughter is contemplating her teen sexual orientation.
Gender Labels Change, Blur as Today’s Children Redefine Themselves
We know how to deal with gay. But your kid informs you he’s Gender-Nonconforming-Leaning-Towards-Intersex? We don’t know what to do with that as gender labels change.
Psychotherapy for Children — When Is it Necessary and Why
Dr. Michael Weiner takes us inside his practice to help you understand the process and your contribution to a successful psychotherapy treatment.