Sue Scheff: Teens that Shoplift and Steal

It doesn’t matter what your economic status is, it seems some teens from all financial backgrounds will try their “hand” at shoplifting. Why? Peer pressure? Is it cool? Part of the crowd?
What constitutes shoplifting? It doesn’t have to be only stealing, shoplifting can include changing price tags (which is harder to do now with the [...]

Sue Scheff: Youth Gangs and Teen Gangs

As summer is here, teens, if not kept busy, could potentially find peer groups that are not what you would want him/her to hang with.  Teen Gangs can prey on kids that are not only followers, but have low self worth and want to belong – even if it is a negative peer group.  Learn [...]

Sue Scheff: Teens and Alcohol

Summer break is around the corner.  Teens experimenting with drinking?  Substance Abuse?  Be an educated parent, learn all you can about the resources and parenting tips that are available to you.
Source: Connect with Kids
Alcohol and the Teen Brain
“And one important difference we found…was that the kids with the heavy drinking patterns were not able to retain [...]

Sue Scheff: Teenage Substance Abuse

Almost on a daily basis I receive emails from caring parents, educators, and others that work with today’s teens and children asking me to share their information.  At my organization, Parents’ Universal Resource Experts, it is about parents helping parents and with this, I will continue to share great websites, articles, parenting tips and more. 
Today, [...]

Sue Scheff: Parent Resources in Florida

After speaking with a mother in Northern Florida, she introduced me to another valuable website of information for other parents.  Parents’ Universal Resource Experts  is based on parents helping parents and this is another example of it. 
Source: www.ihelpparents.com
What you as a parent will need to change unwanted child behavior?
1.  A commitment:  We can’t keep you [...]

Sue Scheff: Kidfluence

Check out this fantastic and informational website offering webcasts, TV Show, articles and more about today’s teens and all kids.  Up to date content on what your kids are doing online and how to understand it all!  Yes – all confusing and all ever changing.
Source: Kidfluence
Kidfluence is a brand created to strengthen youth development and [...]

Sue Scheff – Teen Truancy

As second semester is open, the phones are ringing and the parents have a common thread, their teens are not going to school!  Skipping classes and already talking about dropping out.
Truancy is a term used to describe any intentional unauthorized absence from compulsory schooling. Children in America today lose over five million days of their [...]

Sue Scheff – ADHD ODD – Parenting the Defiant Teen

Source: ADDitude Magazine

ADHD behavior issues often partner with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) — making discipline a challenge. Try these strategies for parents of ADD kids.
Every parent of a child with attention deficit disorder knows what it’s like to deal with ADHD behavior problems — sometimes a child lashes out or refuses to comply with even [...]