February, 2009 Archive Entries:
Parents Need Someone To Talk To
Parenting Help Is Here
Parenting is challenging! Parenting is fun! Parenting is frustrating! Parenting is wonderful! As your world of parenting changes, from good to bad, parent help is available.
Every parent needs someone to talk to , share concerns, share problems and discover solutions. ScottCounseling offers two helpful venues for you to share your parenting problems and receive real answers and solutions.
The Parenting Forum offers numerous parenting […]
Teen Pregnancy: What Parents Can Do
Teen Pregnancy Facts
According to the 2007 Minnesota Student Survey, 21% of 9th grade boys and 16% of 9th grade girls claimed to have had sexual intercourse at least one time. In 12th grade, the percentages jump to 49% for males and females! Less than one-quarter of these students say that sex education in schools has convinced them of the advantages of waiting and less […]
Teen Pregnancy: What Parents Need To Know
Each year in the United States, approximately 750,000 teenage girls become pregnant. This alarming trend has caused concerned parents to ask questions and become educated on the facts that surround teenage pregnancy and how these facts can influence change in teen behavior for males and females.
In 2006, the Guttmacher Institute provided an update on the U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics: National and State Trends and Trends […]
Teens & Driving Safe
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of fatalities for teens.
When compared to all other drivers, sixteen year old teens have the largest number of accidents. The estimates economic impact of auto accidents involving 15 to 20 year old drivers is over $40 billion.
Teens are inexperience divers. They are more prone to speed and […]
Adult Children Living At Home
All parents want their children to grow up and become productive, happy human-beings. We want our children to have equal opportunities, education, participation and, above all, success! Then why, more than any other time in our history, are their so many adult children living at home ?
Recently, ScottCounseling received this Parenting Counselor email from a parent:
Dear ScottCounseling:
I have a twenty-five year old son who lives with my […]
Positive Sports Parenting
Appropriate Parenting & Youth Sports
Youth sports are beneficial and the children who participate have a tremendous opportunity to learn life skills that may benefit them long after their participation is over.
Positive sport parenting is essential for a young athlete to experience success. It’s equally important for parents to realize that negative parent involvement in youth sports can be detrimental and leave a young athlete with […]
Children Without A Conscience
Teaching children to develop a conscience or feelings that show remorse, sorrow or regret is a parenting skill that benefits a child’s character education . Everyone is born with a conscience, but how one progresses in life from early adolescence to adulthood with expectations that he or she becomes responsible recognizing and using human conscienceness in a healthy manner, is not easily understood. Author, Stephanie, a frequent contributor to ScottCounseling, has presented […]
Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Social Thinking and its Impact on Academics
ScottCounseling friend and author, Michelle Winner, shares her personal and professional experience and insights regarding children with Autism and Aspergers Syndrome and the effects of “Social Thinking” as it impacts academics. As a speech language pathologist, Ms. Winner is qualified to shared her expertise on the topic of social thinking as it relates autism spectrum .
Social Thinking and its Impact on Academics
As a teacher and parent of children with Autism […]
Teen Love & Support Parenting Tips
The following featured article is written by ScottCounseling friend and featured author, Christina Botto .
During a time when parents are searching for positive ways to show love toward their teen, Ms. Botto’s article presents some timely information and parenting tips to help us become the positive parent of teenagers.
Parenting Your Teenager with Love and Support
You find yourself begging your teenager to go places with the family. […]
