You can run, but you can’t hide. Social media is here to stay whether you like it or not. And if you’re the parent of a teen, the above statements may awake all sorts of anxieties. What if your child is bullied? What if your child is confronted with inappropriate images or people? What if […]
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Parenting is equal parts wonderful and terrible. Really, it’s true. One second you’re cooking in the kitchen with your bubbly 13-year old daughter, and the next, she’s slamming the door in your face telling you she hates you. Likewise, you could be having the most relaxing time sitting on the couch with your toddler reading
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Being a teenager can be hard. Teens know it because they’re living it, and parents know because they’ve lived it. The teenage years are full of insecurity, unsurity, stress over school, family and social woes. It is a time filled with what-ifs, and why-do-I-even-care’s. It’s hard to know what’s up and down and what’s right
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As the year comes to an end, so do days with lots of sunshine. And, as those days get shorter, making way for more night hours, it gets cold. This means less time to spend outside, and more time to stare out the window at seemingly endless amounts of darkness. Waking up in the morning
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The negative effect violent video games and shows have on kids, and what parents can do to help An 11-year-old boy sits in his room and plays the popular and rather playful game, Fortnite. He’s moving his player around with his gaming controller, scoping out the next player to kill. After successfully killing 99 other
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Anger is an emotion that everyone has, and it is necessary to express that emotion when we feel it. Just look at a toddler for instance who gets angry at another child for taking her toy away, or when she can’t have something she wants. Maybe she is having a difficult time communicating due to
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