About
Who Are We?
You might be wondering why a 25 year-old and a bunch of teenagers care about parenting, as this blog is written by Vanessa Van Petten and 120 other teen writers. You can read Vanessa’s Story, but all of us have decided to help other families because of the experiences we have had with our own. Our mentors and teen writers have a passion for inspiring and enlightening other parents and kids.
We understand that sharing our story, insight and advice can help others to not suffer or make the same mistakes as we did.
Youthologist: Someone who studies, follows, and observes youth trends, activities and issues.
Vanessa calls herself a youthologist because she loves working with and helping youth. Not only does she work with hundreds of youth everyday writing articles, discussing current issues for teens and tweens, but she also connects with parents to share insights into their kids.
Three rules we live by:
1) There are no ‘perfect parents’, formulas, easy answers or a ‘right’ way to parent. There is a right way for your family. We want to help you find your way.
2) Live the You-Them-You Perspective. We promise to share our side, our stories and our secrets, to give you a glimpse into our world.
3) Constantly challenge what we think we know. ‘Radical’ means to question the status quo and what isn’t working. This is how we grow as a family and as human beings.
[See the rest of our Radical Parenting Principles]
What to Do Next:
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2) Explore:
- The blog: This is where our teen writers answer parent questions, post about trends and explore behavior.
- Videos: Check out our Video section too!
- Books and Programs: We have tons of programs, webinars and books for parents that have been created by our teens to help parents.
3) Interested in Having Us Post About or Review Your Product/Blog/Service?
Whether you are an author, fellow blogger or company, check out how to do that here.
At most, we know our Radical Parenting ideas can be a little too untraditional for every parent to adopt as a family lifestyle. It takes dedication to tackle bad habits and work to walk the untraditional road with your teens. We believe this is the only way to get the ultimate rewards—a truly close and happy family.
It has been risky for us to say, that as teens we want change. We want to have an easy, fun and, dare we say it, close relationship with our parents. If you are willing to take some risks and try something new…make the leap and take The Radical Parenting Pledge. We challenge you to try.
