“In between endings and beginning is a discomfiting neutral zone that most people would rather avoid, but is essential for personal growth.” -William Bridges, Transitions Transitions are abundant in our lives and are often accompanied by a service, ritual, or celebration. We have baby showers to announce and prepare for a new life. We have […]
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Young love is so exciting- spending time together, holding hands, going on dates, sharing love notes. Because teens are biologically wired for heightened emotions, their feelings can be intense and overwhelming when they enter into a steady committed relationship. Although most parents would prefer their kids put off dating until they are 30 (I wish!),
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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 truth. Moms with kids in middle school are experiencing a massive change in their role when it comes to parenting and it is confusing and
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by guest blogger, Lindsay Helm, Executive Director & Managing Editor of Teen Creative Magazine As parents, our job is to assist our children in their journey toward their true selves. For some, their creative expression is the most important piece of that puzzle, but it isn’t something that always receives the attention or nourishment it
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Sexting is part of the social media blitz of today’s teen world. How do we help our kids avoid the difficulties associated with it? Not only are more kids sexting, but they are doing it at a younger and younger age. One third of all middle school and high school kids have had some negative
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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 she want to spend time with everyone else? Is this normal? HER BEDROOM IS HER SANCTUARY. By definition, a sanctuary is a safe place. When
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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 truth. Moms with kids in middle school are experiencing a massive change in their role when it comes to parenting and it is confusing and
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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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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 grade, she worked for 3 days coloring and coding a map for history. A friend asked her to borrow it so she could copy it.
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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 with many benefits. -Mark Brady LISTENING IS THE KEY TO COMMUNICATION. Everybody thinks they know how to listen because we listen to people every day.
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