Parenting Teens Article Prompts
Take an idea below, modify it, change, it, or expand on it. But whatever you do, don’t stop until you turn it into a 500 to 1,000 word
article geared towards helping parents raise happy, healthy toddlers. Write a how-to article for a parenting magazine. (Remember to
cite your sources.)
- How do you know your teenager’s ready to date?
- What is the right age to have the “sex” talk?
- How often should I discuss the issues of drugs?
- How often should I discuss drinking and driving with my teenager?
- What rules or advice should I give my teenager before attending a party?
- How can I monitor my teenager’s online activity?
- How much space should I give my teenager?
- How much independence is too much independence for a teenager?
- What kind of restriction works best with teenagers?
- How can I let my teenager know I was wrong without undermining my own authority?
- How many sports or extracurricular activities should I allow my teenager to get involved in?
- Should my teenager go to school, participate in an extracurricular activity, and take on a part-time job?
- How can I help my teenager prepare for college?
- How can I help my teenager pick the right college courses or career?
- How can I help my teenager improve his grades? What incentives can I provide? When should I hire a private tutor?
- How can I boost my teenager’s self-esteem without smothering him/her?
- How do I know it’s time to let go and allow my teenager to make mistakes on his/her own?
- How can I help my teenager deal with loss in his/her life? i.e. loss of a friend, a relative, a pet, a job, etc.
- How can I help my teenager make the transition to a new school and a new town?
- How can I help my teenager prepare to move out on his/her own and handle the responsibilities of being totally on his/her own?
- How can I help my teenager understand the consequences of his/her actions?
- How can I teach my teenager to handle his/her finances in a healthy way? i.e. budgeting, saving, tithing, how debt works, paying off debt, staying out of debt, etc.
- What can I do about my teenager’s behavioral problem? i.e. staying out past curfew, talking back, stealing, mood swings, anger problem, depression, lack of respect for those in authority, etc.
- How can I help my adopted child find his/her biological parent and accept that person into his/her life when I feel so betrayed or hurt by his/her need to do so?
- How can I help my teenager understand that just because I am remarrying doesn’t mean I love him/her any less and it doesn’t mean he/she is betraying his/her other parent by accepting my new spouse in his/her life?
- What are some fun ways I can learn to bond with my teenager to make his/her transition into adulthood smoother, while still allowing us to have a close relationship?
- My teenager says that ____ embarrasses him/her when we’re out in public. I shouldn’t have to change to please my teenager, but I would like to ease the tension in this area. What can I do?
- How can I help my teenagers remain friends and just not sibling who tolerate each other as they transition from child to teen to adult?
- How can I raise a teenager who not only attends church, but actually has a relationship with God?
- How can I help my teenager become less influenced by the media?
Bonus Round:
- Practice interviewing. Call a few colleagues, friends, or family members and ask questions related to the theme of your choice. Then
weave the article around the quotes.
- Talk to a psychologist, school counselor, child expert, or physician, and let him/her know that you don’t have an assignment yet, but you will pitch the article to
target-appropriate magazines.
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