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Give yourself a high-five for all that you’ve been able to manage in the last decade or so. No matter what came your way, you dealt with it. You are still standing. How are you doing? “Fine” is probably echoing through your head. But I’m asking…really, how are you doing? It’s so easy as a […]
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Your daughter walks into the cafeteria the first week of school. She brought her own lunch to avoid the long lunch lines and the not-so-healthy food. A quick look around and she spots her friends at the far end of the cafeteria. As she walks towards them, the last available seat is taken by someone
Your teen is constantly changing and that can make it difficult to keep up with them and to stay connected. There are three mistakes that you might be making that can alienate you from your teen. The good news is that you can easily train yourself to stop making these mistakes. An added bonus is
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You wake up in the morning and the rain is pouring down outside. Your eyes are heavy and you really don’t want to get out of bed. You whisper under your breath “I can’t get out of bed“. All of a sudden, your hovering fairy appears by your bedside. She throws back the covers, puts
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When a student comes in for their Senior photo shoot, they feel empowered, beautiful, and fantastic in their own skin. As a Senior portrait specialist, I see firsthand the effects that social media, celebrities, and influencers have on these young women. It’s my goal to make sure that these girls see their own natural beauty,
HOPELESS TO HOPEFUL Abandoned lunch boxes sat in lockers for weeks growing all sorts of colorful new lifeforms. Stinky PE clothes festered in the locker rooms. Overdue library books racked up the fines. And students wondered when they would roam the crowded halls of their school and see the inside of their classroom again.The world
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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 parenting you hear about resilience and that your kids needs to build it up. But how do you do that? It’s not easy, but it
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Got Money? Then your teen is twice as likely as the national norm to have clinical depression or anxiety. Got a daughter? She has a one in five chance of being depressed. That’s right. Unlike many believe, money is not a protective factor from mental health issues. Teens from affluent families have only recently become
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Oprah’s speech at the Golden Globes was powerful because she took a stand on an important issue. The best part was her attempt at unification against a societal issue. She didn’t demonize men and didn’t lead with anger. It was about hope and empowerment. I’m afraid that we, as women, have already been derailed and
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It has been both sickening and empowering to watch as my friends on Facebook post #MeToo. It doesn’t come as a shock, though. There are plenty of personal stories I can tell about sexual harassment, many of which occurred before I graduated high school. So while I see my friends who are all grown women
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