Our Teen Approved Recommended Resources

Here is our list of people who we love and have received the honor of our Teen Seal of Approval. Check out how you can apply for the Teen Approved Seal here.

General Parenting Websites and Blogs:

All of Our Favorite Mom Blogs Here

Finding Definitions This is a great site with books, audio courses and newsletters for parents.

The Anger Zone
Love her site: “Andrea Brandt, Ph.D., M.F.T., is the Director of LifeWorks and the author of The Anger Zone audio series. A licensed psychotherapist for 30+ years with a private practice in Santa Monica, Dr. Brandt has become known for her dynamic Living Beyond Anger and Anger: For Women Only workshops. She is a sought-after media expert, having appeared on Larry King Radio and LA 4 News among others. By emphasizing a body/mind connection, she has developed new highly effective strategies for achieving personal and financial success.”

Parenting a Teenager.net This website is great and has a bunch of free articles, e-books on specific issues, online counseling, and many other resources to help with all aspects of raising adolescents.

-They also have a great blog where parents who are serious about improving the relationship with their teenagers can get free advice, e-books and other resources. You can share your stories, exchange ideas there

Love of Parenting
Love of Parenting is a comprehensive view of pregnancy and parenting. Jennifer Dionne is a stay-at-home mom who is passionate about helping other moms through the challenges of motherhood. She is the author of “How to Have a Baby Your Way.”

RRules.com
Of course, my work-in-progress wiki for parents and teens to write and vote on their own parenting advice. Check it out, let me know what you think!

Mamarazzi Knows Best Parenting in a Celebrity-Driven Society. This is an informative blog about life with teens, and Hollywood’s far reaching influence on kids and family values. Keeping kids grounded while still allowing them to be part of mainstream society, is a delicate balance parents need to achieve to survive Hollywood’s constant draw. After reading a post or two at Mamarazzi Knows Best.com, you’ll hopefully click away from the site with a little more knowledge about how much of Hollywood’s unrealistic images are good for your family’s reality.

The Mommy Blog.net Mindy Roberts is the writer of The Mommy Blog and the author of Mommy Confidential: Adventures from the Wonderbelly of Motherhood. She is a single mom to three young children – 11-year-old son Logan, 9-year-old son Dylan, and 7-year-old daughter Daphne. Mindy survived the ups and downs of Silicon Valley’s tech bubble and worked in the nonprofit sector for twelve years before focusing mostly on her writing. Born and raised in Chicago, she lives with her family in California’s Bay Area.

Susan Heim Susan M. Heim – a parenting author, Chicken Soup for the Soul editor, and mother of 4 — shares her personal and professional thoughts and experiences on raising children in today’s world. Family-friendly product reviews and giveaways are also featured.

Specialized Topics for Parents

My Teen Sex Expert Barbara Dehn. Ask Barb and Barb’s Daily Dose are great websites for parents and teens to get information about STI’s, and common teen questions.

Daisy Swan Parent Coach Daisy is amazing and she has inspired me so much with all that I do. if you are interested in career coaching or parenting coaching her teleclasses and privates are awesome!

The Women’s DISH The Women’s DISH blog was created by Diane K. Danielson for the Downtown Women’s Club to keep members and other sophisticated and savvy women up-to-date on information they need to know, or just plain want to know.

Conscious Parenting “We all do the best we can with what we know, but sometimes we may find ourselves behaving or reacting from either the stress of our busy lives or repeating what was modelled for us from previous generations. Jo-Anne Cutler became aware of how her behaviors and reactions impacted her children and she found a way to break the cycle which inspired her to create her audio program that empowers others to do the same; to be the conscious and connected role models our children need us to be. ”

GeekDads

A Loving Way

KissMyAssets and http://www.DrRobynsBlog.com
I love DrRobynsBlog because of her easy, accessible, tips-based style for Moms and Dads. The amount of useful information in every article makes her a clear favorite. Known as “The Character Queen,” Dr. Robyn Silverman (Dr. Robyn) is a child development specialist, success coach, body image consultant and parenting expert. Her blog gives concrete ways to help parents (and teachers!) help kids thrive through building their mastery of “powerful words” such as respect, confidence, discipline, health, and self reliance. She’s the creator of the Powerful Words Character Toolkit, a character education system used in children’s after-school and day-care programs.

Safe Kids Now
This is a great site for parents and families to stay educated about what is going on in the online community with their families.

MomToBeDepot.com is a resource to find reviews on must-have products for mom & baby, mompreneur profiles, exclusive Celebrity Mom Q&A features, expert advice from national leading authors on parenting, health and pregnancy, free giveaways and more. Sign up for our enewsletter to qualify for free products.

Woman’s Divorce.com
For those women going through the tough times of divorce!

The4Realities.com The “College & Career Success” Coach
Bob Roth, a former campus recruiter, is the author of The College Student’s Guide To Landing A Great Job -and- The 4 Realities Of Success During and After College. Known as The “College & Career Success” Coach, Bob also writes articles for more than 175 College Career Services Offices and Campus Newspapers. Additionally, many College Career Services Offices use Bob’s popular, Self-Scoring Learning Tools™ to help college students find success.

Safe-Kids Now

Go-College.com

Open-Education
Really some great articles on all educational resources for parents and kids.

Safe Driving Club Blog

Lookilulu.com profiles inspiring career women to help teen girls see what they can do. Women share what they really do on the job and their career paths. Profiles of more than 50 women are now on-line including women who work as CEOS, attorneys, artists and photographers. New profiels are added weekly. Lookilulu Life Design products to help teen girls live a life they love are coming soon.

Awesome Sites for Everyone!

Satellite Sisters
A great talk show podcast and blog for women.

Shaping Youth
Using the power of media for positive change ! Shaping Youth is a new nonprofit consortium of media and marketing professionals concerned about harmful messages to children formed by Amy Jussel. Coming out soon, I got a sneak peak and was so totally psyched!