Teen in Trouble? How to Seize the Opportunity & Learn About Your Kid! by Lisa Lane Filholm

Did you get THE CALL? Is your teen in trouble? No teacher relishes a confrontation with parents about teenagers': 

• cheating
• drugs
• laziness 
• bullying

Parents who respond with, "not MY baby" and "she's just not challenged in your class," miss an opportunity. Teens try on new personas as often as they try on outfits before going out on Saturday night. The person at school may not be the person who comes home to us. Responsible parents KNOW what's going on; sometimes that means seizing the opportunity to listen when others tell us bad stuff about our kids!