Just BU- Set Goals for U

How many times have you heard your parents, teachers, sports coaches – even your boyfriend- tell you that “you need to set goals?!” Big or small we all need something to aim for, to achieve and sometimes even fail, to get excited about and make us feel proud. We’ve enlisted the help of our friends [...]

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Teen Tips- What if You Just Don’t Fit In?

Can you ever just accept that you’ll never fit in? I’ve been trying and trying, but…maybe I just don’t fit in. I always thought that if I spoke up around friends, that they would accept me, but it doesn’t seem to work. I’m thinking of giving up on trying to fit in. What do I [...]

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Peer party pressure to drink- some great tips

Q: My 14-year-old daughter is being invited to lots of parties where I know alcohol is consumed. Her dad and I don’t want her drinking, so we’d rather she didn’t go to these parties, but we’re afraid we’ll be making her a social outcast by refusing to let her. She thinks we’re too overprotective and [...]

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Just BU recommends The Princess Bitchface Syndrome: Surviving Adolescent Girls

In this hard-hitting book, psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg focuses on the special trials of raising adolescent girls today: what to do when your previously quiet, loving daughter becomes a restless, rebellious stranger who behaves like a responsible adult one day and a vampish brat the next.

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10 Commandments for Parenting Teens. What r urs?

Parenting a teenager is like entering a treacherous world, where one wrong step could result in a weeks of the silent treatment. To navigate safely through your child’s teen years, stay focused, find like-minded parents and read these words of advice.

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Who’s Ready for Sex and the City: The Teen Years?

Imagine Carrie Bradshaw with pimples. How about with braces? Or losing her virginity!

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Ten “Mistakes” Parents Make with Teens- Luckily we’re all only Human!!

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R good manners a thing of the past?

Teaching Your Kids Modern Manners As the mother of two boys, I feel I have a duty to prepare my sons to take their places in society someday as informed citizens, productive employees…and really excellent dates.

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Just BU recommends Rebecca Sparrow’s book “Find Your Tribe”. The little black book of information that every teenage girl should read.

Find Your Tribe (and 9 other things I wish I’d known in high school)  by Rebecca Sparrow “An insightful book that is inspiring, uplifting, motivating and really funny! Packed with common sense tools to get through those tricky teenage years.” Sarah Murdoch

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Ten Signs Your Teenager is Burning Out

Is your teenager burning out? Believe it or not, in this day and age, it is quite possible. High school, sports, extra-curricular activities, friends, boyfriend/girlfriend relationships and family demand time and attentiveness from your teen. So much so, he could be experiencing signs of stress or worse – burnout.

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