Tween & Teen Articles |
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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...
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Helping children leave the nest
Each year thousands of children leave home and some for the very first time. Parents would do well to remember their first experience of leaving home. For many it came easily, but for some it was accompanied by...
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Our Child Attempted Suicide
A short time ago I received a very upsetting email from one of our community members. At that time her son was recuperating from a suicide attempt. She had discovered him, very sleepy after taking...
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Raising Emotionally Intelligent Teenagers
Is your life hectic? Did you plan for it to be this way? Did you sit down two years ago and say, Wow, my life is so relaxed, I have so much...
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Surviving the High School Years
Do you suppose that the reason we dread the high school years often has something to do with our own memories of high school? It was supposed to be the "best time of our life", but many of us...
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Preparing for Exams
Preparing for final exams can cause a lot of anxiety among high school students, and although your child needs to take charge of their own studying, there are ways parents can help them prepare. To begin with...
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Teens - 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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Travel with Teens
It's officially summer: A time when our thoughts turn to rest, relaxation, and of course, summer vacations. Family vacations can provide great opportunities to spend quality time together, expand our...
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The Difference Between Boys and Girls
Dear Mr. Dad: This might sound silly, but besides the biological stuff, are there really any differences between boys and girls? A: Not a silly question at all. Back in the 1970s and 80s, it was politically...
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A Pre-Adolescent Story
He still sits on my lap on occasion, although he wouldn't want any of his friends to know. Now and then he lapses into playful "baby talk" -- although he can read and write perfectly well in Canada's two official...
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The Keys to Good Self Esteem: Free Time and a Passion
I think the most important thing you can do as a parent is to sponsor good self esteem in your child. If a child believes in themselves and feels...
