| How to Help a Teenager Develop Healthy Relationships | 14313 | Question: My 17-year-old daughter is not making friends at school. She does fine academically but she doesn’t hang around with her old fri... | | 9/15/2017 9:15:30 PM | My 17-year-old daughter is not making friends at school She does fine academically but she doesn’t hang around with her old friends because they’re doing drugs | 349 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
| Signs Your Teen is Using Marijuana | 12022 | Research shows that at least 40 percent of teens try marijuana before they graduate from high school. How can you tell if your child is using? | | 8/25/2018 12:54:34 AM | This information is included in our Substance Abuse Guide Click here to see the rest of the guide By Natasha Robinson, Director, Chemical Use Program Research shows that at least 40 | 3196 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/article/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
| Sex, Drugs and Teens | 12090 | When children grow up, they don't always make healthy, wise choices. In fact, peer pressure and the desire to fit in, find friends and have meaning... | | 8/25/2018 12:53:58 AM | When children grow up, they don't always make healthy, wise choices In fact, peer pressure and the desire to fit in, find friends and have meaning in life can lead teenagers down | 1393 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/article/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
| Substance Abuse | 13360 | Substance abuse can destroy the lives not only of abusers but also families. Even innocent experimentation can lead to serious addiction problems. | | 11/30/2017 4:02:32 PM | Signs Your Teen is Using Marijuana Substance abuse can destroy the lives not only of abusers but also families Even innocent experimentation can lead to serious addiction problems | 2151 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/guides/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
| What’s an Appropriate Consequence for My 16-Year-Old Smoking Marijuana? | 14100 | Question:What is an appropriate consequence for catching my 16-year-old son smoking marijuana with his friend? We are an upper-middl... | | 8/25/2018 12:25:16 AM | We are an upper-middle class blended family, and he is our youngest child I think he has smoked marijuana occasionally over the past several months, despite our telling the family | 20513 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
| Q&A 16-year-old son vaping | 14499 | Question:Q. I caught my 16-year-old son vaping. I explained that this is not allowed and discussed the harmful effects. I found out through r... | | 4/19/2018 1:04:11 PM | I caught my 16-year-old son vaping I explained that this is not allowed and discussed the harmful effects I found out through reading his texts that he was doing it again, had | 4445 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
| What to Do if You Suspect Your Child is Abusing Drugs or Alcohol | 12144 | So what do you do if you think your child is abusing drugs or alcohol? The first thing to try to determine is if there is a pattern of use or whet... | | 8/25/2018 12:58:21 AM | The first thing to try to determine is if there is a pattern of use or whether it's just a one-time occurrence You must understand that experimentation is inevitable and that | 1147 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/article/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
| 16-Year-Old Daughter’s Dangerous Choices | 14098 | Question: My 16-year-old daughter has been making poor  — dangerous even  — choice... | | 9/15/2017 9:15:19 PM | My 16-year-old daughter has been making poor
— dangerous even
— choices She is dating a 19-year-old boy who has been caught with marijuana I have yet to talk with | 583 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
| 17-Year-Old Stepson Engaging in Illegal Activities | 14169 | Question: I am the stepmother of a 17-year-old boy who has been living with my husband and I for two years. Prior to this, he lived with h... | | 9/15/2017 9:15:19 PM | I am the stepmother of a 17-year-old boy who has been living with my husband and I for two years Prior to this, he lived with his mother and then his grandmother | 446 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
| Rebellious 15-Year-Old Daughter | 14501 | Question: I am a single mom of a 15-year-old girl. I am a police officer and I work nights. I am not with her most nights, but one of my o... | | 9/15/2017 9:15:37 PM | I am a single mom of a 15-year-old girl I am a police officer and I work nights I am not with her most nights, but one of my older nieces stays with us so she can be with her | 884 | https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspx | html | False | aspx | |
