Empowering Square Peg Teens
May 13, 2022 1:52 am Leave your thoughtsTeens feel most successful when they see their accomplishments reflected in the eyes of the people who matter most to... View Article
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Decreasing Teen Suicide Risk after Peers Take Their Own Lives
May 11, 2022 10:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIn many communities, local newspapers and TV are reporting on young people dying from suicide. This is part of a... View Article
Choosing To Be Grateful Can Bring Us Happiness
May 11, 2022 9:29 pm Leave your thoughtsHappiness is not what makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy. –Br. David Steindl-Rast It is well... View Article
Appropriate Clothing Choices
May 11, 2022 10:59 am Leave your thoughtsOut of the corner of your eye, you may have glimpsed your daughter rushing out the door to middle school... View Article
How to Help Your Teen Become More Receptive to Constructive Criticism
April 20, 2022 9:04 pm Leave your thoughtsPart of our job as parents is to guide teens to make better choices. This often puts us in the... View Article
Your Teen or Tween Fell Behind During the Pandemic. Now What?
March 22, 2022 1:50 pm Leave your thoughtsAdults today are experiencing “alarming” and unprecedented levels of stress as a result of the life-altering Covid-19 pandemic, rising inflation,... View Article
When Free Time Does–and Doesn’t– Boost Wellbeing
March 11, 2022 7:08 pm Leave your thoughtsFor today’s teens–and parents–free time is scarce. Just about everyone imagines what they would do if they had much more... View Article
Teaching Young Children About Real Life Friendships
March 9, 2022 8:42 pm Leave your thoughtsThe American Psychological Association’s Magination Press’s January 2022 book, Peacock and Sketch, is a must-read for children ages 4 to 8.... View Article
Helping Daughters Navigate Toxic Friendship
March 1, 2022 4:05 pm Leave your thoughtsNo matter her age, it can be worrisome to see your daughter in a toxic friendship that you think is... View Article
Don’t Ask Teens, “Why Are You Always on Your Screens?”
February 15, 2022 10:03 pm Leave your thoughtsHow to Use Empathy to Promote Responsible Media Use When teens and tweens are overusing screens—or, more worrisome, displaying poor... View Article