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Helping Your Teen During Traumatic Times

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Being a Teen is Tough in GOOD Times… This week, Kari O’Driscoll joins me and we discuss how parents and educators can help teens better deal with traumatic events such as COVID19. Kari addresses important things that parents need to keep in mind such as: The flight, fight, freeze part of a teenager’s brain is more than 3x the size…

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life with a teen

23 Ways to Know There’s a Teen In the House

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Is there a teen living here? Remember the days when Fisher-Price decorated your house and your living room looked like Geoffrey the Giraffe (that’s Toys R Us speak in case you’ve forgotten) puked all over it? Those days are like wine and roses compared to what your house looks like when you have a teen living with you. Here are…

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7 tips for teen relationships

7 Things Teens Need to Know About Relationships

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Teens and Relationships Relationships get really interesting during the teen years. And I’m not just talking about boy-girl relationships (although, those get REALLY interesting) I’m talking about ALL relationships from friends to parents to siblings to teachers. But the one thing that is consistent about relationships is that they’re typically between two people and rely heavily on communication and interaction…

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Cyberbullying and text threats - what parents need to know

What do Parents Need to Know About Cyber-bullying?

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What is cyber-bullying? If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you may remember that we’ve had our fair share of “mean girls” and various forms of bullying. The first time that I felt a need to step in was when M was in the 5th grade and that’s when I learned a hard lesson of parenting: Unless…

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Where to find affordable prom dresses

Affordable Prom Dresses that Look Amazing? I Have 7 Places to Look!

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Stylish and Affordable Prom Dresses If you have a teenage daughter then you know firsthand that prom season is here. Whether she’s going with the love of her (now) life or in a group of friends, no doubt she’s already been looking around for THE perfect dress. All of the girls that are in and out of our house have…

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Netflix Announces Date for New YA Drama: 13 Reasons Why

Netflix Announces Date for New YA Drama: 13 Reasons Why

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YA Drama 13 Reasons Why Today, Netflix released the date announcement and key art for its anticipated adaption of the New York Times Best-Selling novel, 13 Reasons Why. Announced by Selena Gomez via her Instagram page, the project debuts 3/31, globally on Netflix. About 13 Reasons Why: 13 Reasons Why is a new series from Netflix adapted from the best-selling…

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Are Your Kids Ready to Watch More Mature Shows?

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How to Decide if Your Kids Are Ready for Older Shows and Movies I’m going to age myself a bit here but it doesn’t seem that long ago when the only TV shows playing in my house were Blues Clues, Dora, The Wonder Pets, Elmo Saves _______, and a plethora of other shows on PBS, Nick Jr., and Disney. I considered…

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