Talking to your Teen about Drinking and Driving

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There is no way to sugar coat it — car crashes are the number one cause of teen deaths in the United States.  Can you believe that 31 percent of teen drivers involved in fatal crashes were drinking alcohol at the time of their death?  This information comes from the  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.   Whilecontinue reading

Helping The Angry Teen

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Let’s face it, in this day and age, teenagers face a lot of emotional issues.  Between peer pressure, school stress, hormonal changes and more …  many teens are faced with questions and confusion surrounding their identity, relationships, and purpose. T he relationship between teens and their parents is also changing as teens become more andcontinue reading

Teens and Discipline

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If you’ve been consistent with the right type of discipline since your now preteen or teenager was born, it is likely that you rarely ever have to do much in the way of disciplining your teenager, but even the most perfect teenager gets into trouble on occasion.  Knowing how to handle it, in advance iscontinue reading

Coping with Bullying

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For many children, the school years are exciting, and filled with friends and activities.  For some children though, those years are a dark territory of loneliness, awkwardness and sadness.  Kids that are the victims of a bully are faced with a huge amount of pressure and stress which can make the school years pure torture.continue reading

Boosting Teen Body Image

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 “I’m ugly!” “I’m fat!” “Everything I put on makes me look gross!” “I am too scrawny, I need to bulk up”! In spite of all of the pep talks we may give to our teens, peer pressure and negative body image can unfortunately be a fact of life for both teen boys and girls. As ourcontinue reading

Fighting off Spring Fever

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March winds bring in a lot more than April showers they bring a feeling of being trapped to children. Trapped inside studying, trapped by the system that is keeping them from running around carefree in the beautiful sunshine and mild weather. You’ll notice that children start seeming absent minded, lazy, or hyperactive. Those symptoms docontinue reading