These tip sheets for parenting can be downloaded and printed for your own use or for distribution to friends or the parent body at your school. They are simple and direct, but not simplistic. These are organized by the 10 Key Parenting Issues. Check back because we'll be adding new Tip Sheets all the time.
Feel welcome to write to us and let us know if you’d like to see a Tip Sheet on a particular topic, or if you have a really great online resource or book/article on adolescents and pre-adolescents. You can help make Practical Help for Parents a dynamic clearinghouse of excellent information on teens!
General: Parenting Teens & Pre-teens
Education/School
 Tips on Easing Stress of School Transitions
Survival Guide for Parents: Freshman Year
Teens, Pre-teens & the Family
Am I Overindulging My Child?
Keys to Enjoying Your Teenager
Privacy
Responsibility, Building Character & Being in Community
Physical, Emotional & Social Development
AD/HD: Fact Sheet and Information
Bipolar Disorder Information
Eating Disorders: Information from NIMH
Tips for Communicating With Teens
Tips for Dealing with Bullying, Harassment and Teasing
Understanding Depression in Teens: Tips for Identification
Teens, Drugs & Alcohol
Adolescent Brain Development and Alcohol
Changing the Set and Setting around Drug Use/Parties (1)
Changing the Set and Setting around Drug Use/Parties (2)
Five Tips to Understanding Your Teen’s “Mindset” Around
 Drug Use and Parties
Strategies for Dealing with Parties and Drugs (1)
Strategies for Dealing with Parties and Drugs (2)
A Student’s Perspective on Drinking and Parties
Sexuality & Teens
Tips for Understanding Teen Sexuality
Teens First Time Having Sex
Dating & Relationships
Internet & Media
Key Facts: What are Teens Doing Online?
Kids and Media: Kaiser Foundation Report Highlights
Key Facts: Kids and Video Games
Young & Wired: How Will The Sheer Amount of Time Spent
Plugged in Affect our Kids?
Understanding the Warning Signs of Internet Addiction
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