The Deafening Silence
Your daughter walks in the front door and throws her backpack on the couch and walks into the kitchen foraging for a snack. She slams the refrigerator door and plops […]
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5 Rules for Parenting During the Pandemic
YOU PROBABLY FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO FIND SUPER POWERS TO GET THROUGH THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR. “Normal” life is pretty complicated as a parent. You are taking care of
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Why Doesn’t Your Teen Leave Their Bedroom?
TEENS LOVE THEIR BEDROOMS. She spends tons of time in her room and you might be a bit freaked out by it. What is she doing in there? Why doesn’t
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Let’s Talk About Stress
Mothers of middle-school-aged children reported the highest levels of stress, loneliness, and emptiness, and also the lowest levels of life satisfaction and fulfillment. -Hollee Becker, Parents.com This is a sad
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Building Resilience
RESILIENCE: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. You’ve no doubt heard this term resilience a lot in the media and in parent education books. Everywhere you read about
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Personal Baggage
THERE’S A REASON THEY PUT WHEELS ON SUITCASES. THEY ARE CUMBERSOME AND CAN WEIGH YOU DOWN. As you go through life, you collect things along the way. You have mementos
Handling A Teen Meltdown
TEENS ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE MELTDOWNS FROM TIME TO TIME. Not only do they have a lot on their plate, but they also have an enlarged amygdala which is all
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Chronic Stress: It Ain’t Good
BLORFT: completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum -Tiny Fey, Bossypants When my daughter was in 7th
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The Power of Listening
Being listened to, enlivens us and inspires opportunities to explore what we think, how we feel, what we want, who we are and who we’re becoming. It is an experience
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Why Do Teens Lie
IF SHE WOULD TELL THE TRUTH, IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER. This is such a true statement but, like it or not, your daughter is going to lie to