Tween & Teen Articles |
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Thinking and Feeling
It is the day before the Interest Fair and Joe has been working on the display of hockey cards with his friend, Pete, for days. He opens the door and informs you that he will not be participating in the...
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Teenage Vegetarians
More and more teenagers are choosing not to eat meat, poultry or fish. They are becoming vegetarians. Teenage vegetarians are often faced with pressures -- pressures from parents concerned about their health...
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Sensing and Intuition: the Data Gathering Process
Do you remember the student who always had the answer before you had grasped the question and then had difficulty explaining how they got it as...
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Academic Issues of the High School Years
"There is no doubt that steering a teenager through the high school years can be a challenge. However, it is another of life's situations where the rewards for our efforts in these years, can pay...
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Dealing With Introversion and Extraversion
"Let me talk it out " vs "I'll get back to you." The yellow bus rolls away from the curb and you brace yourself for the...
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Keeping your Teen Safe
The vast majority of high schools are safe places. The chances of serious harm coming to your child in school are very small, although some kids do get hurt at school. There are things you can do to minimize...
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Self-Discipline
1. Don't rescue. As difficult as it is to watch our teens flounder, it is far worse to raise young adults who cannot take responsibility for their actions and expect Mom or Dad to rescue them. This is a lot...
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How To Get Your Children Brand Free
Those of you that have children know what an excursion to the local mall or supermarket can be like. If you're not careful, this simple trip can easily become a wallet draining experience. How often have...
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Make Time for Teens, Young Adolescents
Make Time -- Don't Mark Time with your young adolescent Is your family time-starved? Are you always trying to get things done when the reality is that one is never done? Over and over again, young...
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Talking to our Kids About Sex??
We are surrounded by messages about sexuality. Messages vary from the obvious to the subtle, from the written and visual images of mass media to "dirty" and sexist jokes. Even buying our children...
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Job Hunting Through the Ages
Planning for a career certainly was simpler two million years ago. In the Stone Age, there were hunters (men) and there were gatherers (women) and you didn't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out where...
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Loud Music
How often have you said, "If you don't turn that music down you will be deaf by the time you are 16?" The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that repeated exposure...
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Preparing Teenagers for their First Summer Job
A summer job experience can provide a lot more benefits to a teenager than earning extra money. Student employment offers teens an opportunity to...
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Teen Communication
Ask open-ended questions without interrogating. Don't ask too many questions, try asking a question and sharing some information yourself. If you aren't sure how to do this, imagine your teenager is an...
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Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is a part of every teen's life, and although positive peer pressure has its benefits, negative pressure can be one of the most difficult parts of growing up for some teens. Judy Halassy is a Youth...
