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How to Have the Hard Conversations With Your Kids 2560 1707 se_admin
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How to Have the Hard Conversations With Your Kids

Having difficult conversations is an important part of parenting. While it may be tempting to avoid talks that you know may be uncomfortable or lead to arguments, being able to have these conversations keeps the lines of communication open in families. When we avoid tough topics, it can lead to feelings of secrecy or confusion…

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What Teens Post On Social Media: Talking to Your Teen 1710 2560 se_admin
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What Teens Post On Social Media: Talking to Your Teen

In a world where teenagers have grown up socializing on social media, it’s important to teach them how to be good digital citizens when interacting online. This can be a complicated job because you need to balance respecting their privacy with maintaining awareness of what they are doing online. How to talk to your teen…

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High-Functioning Anxiety in Teens: Warning Signs 2560 1700 se_admin
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High-Functioning Anxiety in Teens: Warning Signs

It’s normal for all teens to experience anxiety from time to time when they have substantial events approaching such as a big test, an important soccer game, or a first date. Feeling anxious is a normal reaction to big stressors, but for some teens, anxiety is not just present for big moments, but for all…

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Creating A Schedule and Habits for Success 2560 1711 se_admin
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Creating A Schedule and Habits for Success

Building and maintaining organization and time management skills become increasingly important as children transition into adolescence. With many competing interests like school work, extracurricular activities, time with friends, and home responsibilities, teens can begin to feel an overwhelming sense of pressure if they don’t have the skills and habits in place to manage their time…

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How Your Favorite Netflix Shows Can Help With Seasonal Depression 1930 2560 se_admin
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How Your Favorite Netflix Shows Can Help With Seasonal Depression

It happens every year, but we sometimes still get caught off guard. The shortened days. The colder temperatures. Winter can cause many of us to want to go into hibernation mode and the lack of sunlight can lead to seasonal depression. So, what do we do when our mental health is suffering and the weather…

Airbrushed & Photoshopped: Girls’ Body Image Issues 150 150 se_admin
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Airbrushed & Photoshopped: Girls’ Body Image Issues

As girls transition into adolescence, there is constant pressure from the media, their peers, and themselves to obtain the ideal body and appearance. This quest for perfection can often result in low self-esteem and negative body image. There are many reasons why your teen could develop negative body image including natural weight gain caused by…

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Making Time for Healthy Habits As A Young Girl 2560 1707 se_admin
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Making Time for Healthy Habits As A Young Girl

A typical day for young girls may look something like this: wake up, shower and get ready for school, grab a quick bite of breakfast, ride the school bus, classes, after school activities, homework, dinner, homework, spending time on technology, bed. Their days are filled from morning until night with activities and responsibilities. This amount…

what to do if your child wont go to school
What To Do If Your Child Won’t Go To School: School Refusal in Teens 2560 1695 se_admin
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What To Do If Your Child Won’t Go To School: School Refusal in Teens

Every parent is familiar with the school morning struggle. It’s not uncommon for teens to complain that they don’t want to go to school, and beg to be allowed to stay home. But truancy is very different from school refusal which can have long-term negative effects.  What is School Refusal? School refusal can take many…

what causes eating disorders in teenage girls
How Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Eating Disorders 2560 1707 se_admin
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How Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Eating Disorders

Many girls struggle with body image issues as they enter adolescence. They become acutely aware of how they are perceived. And with technology today, they have the internet at their fingertips so that they can constantly compare themselves to their peers and celebrities. This can feel overwhelming for any young girl dealing with body image…

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Adoption & Trauma: How Residential Treatment Can Help 2560 1708 se_admin
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Adoption & Trauma: How Residential Treatment Can Help

There is no “one size fits all” answer when it comes to dealing with issues that can come up for adopted children. Each child has different life experiences which can play a role in their development in adolescence. And while adoption has both positive and negative effects on a child, here we will focus on…

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