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By Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, MA, Marriage and Family Therapist
Life is full of stories about teenagers having difficulty making it through adolescence.
However, parenting teens - even teens who are at risk - doesn't have to be such a daunting task when parents are willing to focus more on the relationship and less on getting immediate results. Building the relationship is the key to reaching teens who are at risk.
Dear Rabbi Schonbuch,
My son, who is 15, has lost all interest in keeping mitzvos. He's not a bad boy, but he hates school, and we can't seem to motivate him to keep Shabbos. On Shabbos he refuses to talk with us and spends the entire day in his room. What can we do to help him?
Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, MA
Is Internet addiction the main cause of today's at-risk crisis for teenagers? It's a topic most people shy away from, but one that our society needs to address. Every day more and more teens are getting hooked on the Internet and the effect of surfing may be taking its toll on them
Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch
Internet use and abuse may be one of the greatest challenges facing parents today. As I outlined in my last column (Feb. 2, 2007) it's not that the Internet is directly causing Jewish teenagers to go "off the
derech."
Dear Rabbi Schonbuch, My daughter is plugged into her iPod every waking hour. It's making my husband and me crazy. How can we get her to stop listening to her secular music? I feel like breaking her iPod or just throwing it out when she's not home. We believe it's ruining her neshamah and we don't know what to do. Yours truly, A.J. Brooklyn
Dear Rabbi Schonbuch, I have a 15-year-old daughter with whom I just got into a screaming match because she didn't do the dishes. She's often very rude to my husband and me. Asking her to behave better in the house is like pulling teeth. What should we do? Sincerely, B.F., Toronto
Q: My husband and I are having trouble in our marriage. We tend to fight about the same issues every day and he's so emotionally distant. At what point should I consider seeing a marriage therapist?
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