Teen Smoking: How Parents Can Prevent It

Parents Universal Resource Experts - Sue Scheff (Founder) Aurelia Williams, Parent Coach writes a great article for parents with teens at risk of starting smoking.

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Tracking School Progress for Children with Learning Disabilities

Parents Universal Resource Experts (Sue Scheff) Why parents should check in with teachers half-way through the school year and adjust their parenting skills to ensure academic and social success.

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Tips on Raising Your Pre-Teens and Teens

(Sue Scheff) Your teen is becoming more independent, but still needs plenty of advice from you. With more money to spend and more opportunities to spend it, your teen can get him or herself and even you into financial trouble, but with your help, your teen can ...

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What is the Strengths Movement?

Parents Universal Reource Experts (Sue Scheff) At its core, the Strengths Movement is a social movement intended to change how we view ourselves, our children and our world.

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Teen Depression -- Hope for Healing

A RELENTLESS HOPE: SURVIVING THE STORM OF TEEN DEPRESSION - Some studies list suicide as the number two cause of death of teenagers in our society. Since depression and related illnesses are the driving forces behind most suicides, it's easy to see why I call them potential killers.

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Anti-bullying program comes to Martin County

In an effort to curb bullying in elementary schools, the national nonprofit group, A Child Is Missing, is offering an anti-bullying program in Martin County for students this summer.

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Teen Body Image

Parents Universal Resource Experts (Sue Scheff) If you're in high school, most of your friends are probably on a diet. A recent study shows that 90% of junior and senior girls are on a diet regularly, even though only 10-15% are actually overweight.

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Drugs, Alcohol, and Your Kid

Parents Universal Resource Experts (Sue Scheff) Although the latest government study finds drug use unchanged, kids are still at risk and experimenting at younger ages Risk factors Some youngsters are clearly more likely than others to be attracted to and hooked on drugs, nicotine and alcohol. ...

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