Your Child, Ages 12-18

Dear Parents,

Raising teens is tough. Get advice from the experts on how to help them be free of racism, able to resist peer pressure, and smart about making healthy choices.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day and Irish-American Heritage month with quizzes, printables, and slideshows, and visit our genealogy resources to research your Irish roots.

Talking about teen depression and suicide is the best means of prevention. Take the suicide awareness quiz, read the answers to frequently asked questions, and learn the warning signs of depression.

From the Editors at FamilyEducation.com

Expert Advice
Find out what the experts say about raising your kids to have solid values.

Teen Telling Racist Jokes Interracial Dating Teaching Empathy Granddaughter Is Stealing and Lying

Friend Is Bad Influence Avoiding Peer Pressure Friend Is Bulimic Listening to Offensive Music More Expert Advice

Irish-American Heritage Month
Besides St. Patrick's Day on March 17, the entire month of March is Irish-American Heritage Month.

What's in a Name? Quiz St. Patrick's Day Printables Famous Irishmen Movies Set in Ireland Luck o' the Irish

Genealogy Resources to Research Your Irish Roots Browse Irish Names Irish for a Day More on Irish Heritage

Teen Depression
Visit our new page on teen depression for resources on tough subjects like suicide.

Teen Suicide: Information for Parents A First-Person Message for Parents Talking to Your Kids About Suicide Suicide Awareness Quiz

Frequently Asked Questions A National Tragedy Warning Signs Dealing with Suicide More on Teen Depression and Suicide

Birthday Gift Giving Guide
Finding that special birthday gift no longer has to be stressful. Our picks for the top ten birthday gift ideas for kids ages 11-13 and 14-18 will stimulate your creativity. Plus we have unique ideas for the year your child turns sweet sixteen.

		Join in this discussion on our Message Boards about teens using coarse language: "How can I help my teenage son understand and appreciate how degrading and demoralizing it is to self and others when using bad language?" —centenniel

Liven Up Your Desktop
RSS is a way of bringing fresh content directly to your desktop. FamilyEducation.com has launched three great new RSS feeds: Daily Printables for Ages 4-6, Daily Printables for Ages 7-11, and Daily Games and Quizzes. Get your free subscriptions today!

Interactive College Search
Want to start looking for colleges, but just don't know where to start? Try our interactive college search to peruse hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States and beyond!

Express Yourself
Now when you take one of our personality quizzes, you can share your results with the world. Just copy and paste the html coding on the results page onto your website or blog. Take the quiz: Are You a TV Addict?