John Baisden

Minutes after screaming at you irrationally, is your teen smiling and laughing with peers? This can become a very regular occurrence in any household with teens.… Read More »Am I Crazy or Is My Teenage Son A Two-Faced Maniac?

Motivating a teen can be an incredibly difficult and frustrating process, often causing parents to resort to threats and anger. While this is a natural response, it is generally not the… Read More »How to Motivate Your Teen Without Going Totally Nuts or Using Death Threats in 3 Simple Steps

Alcohol use among young adults is rising at an alarming rate and few parents are even aware their child may be drinking. Most of the time kids will… Read More »New Evidence Shows How Your Teen Is Permanently Altering His Brain With Alcohol

The scandal, the drama, the live reveals–Americans have become a nation addicted to watching other people live their lives. Turn on the TV and you can flip… Read More »Is Reality Television Rotting Your Teen’s Brain?

When your little boy was first put into your arms, you looked at him as the most precious bundle of joy that ever existed. He… Read More »No One Ever Tells You Your Son Might Grow Up To Be A Real Jerk

When a family finally realizes their troubled teen’s issues have reached a crisis point, the first question they may ask is, ‘when did I go wrong?’ There… Read More »When Did I Go Wrong? Undercovering Root Issues In Troubled Teens

There is always that kid who everyone knows misleads his parents about what he has done. You’ll hear the parents say something like, “If he… Read More »Is There A Way To Tell If My Teen Is Lying?

Many parents will seek to learn how to best care for their offspring by getting advice from others, through books, over the internet, or from some other… Read More »How Evolution Has Taught You to Be More Effective as a Parent

My marriage ended in July. My boy/girl twins were six years old and started first grade in the Fall. My daughter was the one who… Read More »Divorce Is Not Only Between a Mother and A Father: How to Handle Big Changes With Your Kids