How do I get a 12 year old male to understand the meaning of “now”?

How do you stop the back-chatting?

I have heard my tween come out with some very racist comments. I’m generally so shocked by it I just don’t know what to say. What do I do?

My son has started lifting weights. He’s only 12. Is that safe?

Should I tell my son about the whole girl side of puberty – all about periods and what not? Or is that just going to make him cringe and wasting my time?

I am more of a surrogate mom for a teen center, where I am the program director. The program supports teenagers in the evening for 3 days a week for 4 hours.
The focus of the program is to help them develop into socially responsible leaders of their community. We also have activities that [...]