Your Child, Ages 12-18

Dear Parents,

Before your teen takes off with friends for spring break, read the top 10 "must discuss" items to make sure they stay safe and have fun. Or find out how to make spring break a great family event.

The spring sports season has begun. Learn safety tips for sports like baseball and soccer, as well as how to help your teen cope with the pressure of being a sports star.

April is Drug & Alcohol Awareness Month. Talk to your kids about the dangers of drinking and taking drugs.

From the Editors at FamilyEducation.com

Spring Break
Make sure your kids stay safe while having fun on their spring break.

10 "Must Discuss" Items Before Your Teen Heads Off on Spring Break Spring Break: What Parents Need to Know Teens and Family Vacation Traveling with Teens

Top Kid-Friendly Spring Break Destinations When Kids Fly Alone Son Wants to Spend Spring Break with His Girlfriend More on Spring Break

High-School Sports
The spring sports season is in full swing.

Teen Sports: Safety First Common Baseball Injuries Common Soccer Injuries Sports and Your Teen: Whose Game Is It, Anyway?

When Your Teen Is a Sports Superstar Seduced by Steroids Exercise and Teens Raising Your Athletic Daughter More on Sports

Drugs and Alcohol
April is Alcohol & Drug Awareness Month.

Talking About Drugs and Alcohol with Your Teen Teens and Alcohol -- Get the Facts How Do You Know if Your Teen Has a Drinking Problem? Teens and Alcohol: What Don't You Know?

Teen Drug Abuse Talking to Your Kids About Drugs Drugs and High School Quiz: Could My Teen Be Using Drugs or Alcohol? More on Drugs and Alcohol

Introducing FE Blogs!
We're proud to present two new parenting blogs on FamilyEducation.com: Aliki McElreath's Professor Mom and Todd Lieman's Skadaddle.

The parenting gods had made their point. "You know nothing. You will always know nothing. And just when you think you know everything, we'll let you know that you know nothing again."
— Todd Lieman, Skadaddle. Read more!

		Join in this discussion about teen drug use on our Message Boards: "Last night we found a pot pipe (no pot, thankfully) in my daughter's room... I am not certain how to react to this; she has never given me any reason not to trust her and she's a pretty good kid. What should I do as punishment?" —momw2kids

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