The second season '13 Reasons Why' is out on Netflix, and just like the first season, it doesn’t shy away from going to dark places and addressing issues that really make you think. The show tells the story of Hannah Baker’s tragic suicide, with the second season focusing on the fallout, and how the loss affected ev...

Taking the first step to get help for mental health issues that you’re dealing with is tough. It takes a lot of courage to admit that you need help. For teens, it's even tougher. Countless teens experience emotions that might be tough for them to manage and begin to feel that there’s no hope and that there’s no way to s...

No one likes talking about teen suicide. It’s such a hard thing to think about that many of us simply ignore it and hope that they problem will go away by itself. I get it. Nobody wants to think that suicide is something that happen in their family. It’s completely abstract. It only happens in other places and to other pe...

Is there anything that teens love more than curling up on the couch after getting their homework done (of course) and binging the latest great TV show on Netflix?

There are some things that every single parent struggles with - like getting kids to clean up after themselves or to come back home on time. Erika Katz, a well respected parenting expert that’s been featured on The Today Show, Fox News, Seventeen Magazine, The New York Post and many other major networks and publications...

Instead of spending your time as parents spying on what your children are doing online, consider a different alternative. Have a productive, open conversation with your kids where you lay down the rules, but take their feedback to heart as well. Your life—and theirs—will be much either if you both know what you can expect f...

With kids spending more and more time on their screens, it’s important to keep an eye on what they’re doing with that time. Instead of giving them free reign, help them find educational school apps that will keep their minds active even after the school day is over. These educational tools will help cultivate a love for lea...

Although positive parenting is a newer way to parent, it has proven to be a pretty successful way to encourage your children and facilitate a positive loving relationship with them. Continue reading to find out what positive parenting really is and how you can make it a part of your parenting style as well as the advantages...

There’s a good reason that one of parents biggest fears when they send their kids off to school is bullying - recent statistics show that one in every three kids gets bullied, and the phenomenon isn’t slowing down. Most parents believe that bullying includes only two parties. There is the bully, and the one getting bullied...

Parenting comes easy to some, but others struggle to find a balance between teaching their kids lessons and instilling values, and giving them enough freedom to experience new things and learn for themselves. Every new parent has plenty of choices to make, but one of the biggest involves what style of parenting they will en...