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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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
The Emerging Butterfly
WHEN YOU ARE INTENSELY CONNECTED EMOTIONALLY, YOUR DAUGHTER’S EMOTIONS ARE STIFLED. To breathe, she must push you away. To spread her wings, she must push you away. To grow, she
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Importance of Financial Literacy for Teens [guest blogger]
[Vineel Bhat is a freshman at Eastlake High School. He’s running a 10-week virtual investing course for teens.] America has the second highest median income per adult, but ranks 21st
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Grieving During Social Distancing (Guest Blogger)
The COVID-19 global health crisis is an unprecedented time of uncertainty, fear, and disruptions to our daily lives. While this is stressful enough under normal circumstances, add in grief and that
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Talk About It: Depression & Suicide
As a professional who works with teens, people frequently ask me what signs they should be looking for in their teens regarding depression and risk of suicide. We’ve all seen
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