TeenLife.com is an amazing resource for parents with older children 12-19. I started the site when I moved to Boston with my family, including two boys who were in 6th and 8th grade at the time. All of the parenting resources I found were geared to families with younger children. One snowy winter, I began researching local summer programs at my kitchen table and the rest is history. Today, TeenLife Media features more than 4500 local, national and international listings, including summer program …

… Youth and Teen Adventure Programs have curriculum and methods based on 3 important questions:   Why, How and What WHY Our goal is to help children and teens: 1)   Become well rounded and well balanced individuals 2)   Embrace learning as an exciting and lifelong endeavor 3)   Become self confident, responsible, and optimistic through creative play   HOW We accomplish this by: 1)   “Unplugging” kids from the computer and motivating them to exercise and make friends in …

Do you have a teenager who is quirky? Not very social or lacks social skills? Would you describe your son/daughter as a geek or nerd or antisocial just because they find it easier to not try to interact? I am the mother of a 15 year old interested in forming a Meet Up Group for quirky kids aged 14 - 16 to get together and play video games, build bionicles, watch Big Bang Theory or just to "hang out". I find it hard to believe that my son is the only kid in Weymouth, Braintree, Abington, Quincy o …