Talking To Your Teen about Loss
We are mourning as a community today. We will be respecting the privacy of the family who is going through such a difficult tragedy by not sharing details at this […]
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She’s Not Porcelain
Think back to when your daughter was born. She was so fragile. You held her head otherwise it bobbled. You watched her every move and listened to her every breath
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Back-to-School Shopping
👚Your kid has grown an inch or two, the stains are too big to ignore, or her style has miraculously changed over the summer. That means it’s time to go
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5 BENEFITS OF TEEN VOLUNTEERING
“Giving is better than receiving.” This is what my daughter said when asked what she learns from volunteering. We have heard this often from people like Oprah and from our
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MISTAKES DO NOT DEFINE US
All of us make mistakes. We are not defined by them but rather shaped by them. Teens are at a time in their lives when they will make lots of
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5 REASONS CHORES ARE GOOD FOR YOUR TEENS
Our teens are busy, our teens are stressed, we love our teens. These are all true, but these are not good excuses for forgetting about making them do chores. It’s
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Teaching Teens to Speak Up For Themselves
Schools, parents, and counselors all drill it in to teens to speak up when someone is bullying them. However, we as parents and as a society forget to teach our
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The Teenage Magnifying Glass
When I woke up on a clear day in October, the day ahead of me looked promising. That lasted until I looked in a mirror and noticed a red dot
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Who is She? Identity Formation
Middle school is when your child’s young adult identity is under construction and slowly emerges. According to Erickson, a Developmental Psychologist, in 6th grade your child is still grappling with
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Study Hacks
I’ll admit that I’m a bit of a nerd and I get a natural high from walking through the aisles of office supplies. When I study, learn, and work I