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How to Set Realistic Expectations for your Teenager
No one ever said parenting was easy. But parenting a teen can at times make you want to pull your hair out. Here are a few suggestions to help ease the tension you feel. Don’t expect each of your...
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Congrats to TeenLife’s Sail Away Summer Grand Prize Winner!
Thanks to all those who’ve entered TeenLife’s Sail Away Summer Contest! Our Grand Prize winner is Garrett Howell from Weston, MA, who will embark on a Sail Caribbean adventure this summer!...
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Calling Mowgli and Monty Python: Summer Learning Activities Galore
photo credit: _ambrown via photopin cc Tomorrow is the first day of summer! And whether you celebrate solstice, school vacation, or something else, the National Summer Learning Association has a...
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10 Reasons to Visit Your Local Library This Summer
photo credit: ciro@tokyo via photopin cc One of the most wonderful resources at your disposal when it comes to getting kids to read is located right in your neighborhood: your local library. When the...
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Tips for Parenting a Child with ADHD
Whether you are wondering if your child has an attention problem or if he or she already has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , you likely have experienced a...
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How to Raise Assertive Teens Who Speak Up for Themselves & Others
Let’s face it. It’s a hard time to be growing up, and the data confirms it. Bullying is fiercer. Peer pressure is tougher. teens are more aggressive (and at younger ages!). Girls are meaner. Tougher...
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Viewpoint: Parenting Advice from a College Kid
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: It might seem strange for a person who isn’t even thinking about parenthood to write advice in a parenting article. Yet I may offer some of the best...
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How to Protect Your Teen From Summer Learning Loss
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit: tychay via photopin cc Is Your Kid Experiencing SLL? Most parents do a pretty good job of helping their teens stay occupied during the summer....
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10 Things I Should Have Done with my Money as a Teenager
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: Here are 10 quick tips about saving money and getting your financial life off to a screaming success. Any teenager can do these 10 things, as they don’t cost...
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11 Eating Disorder Warning Signs
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:Now that the summer is in full swing, the days are filled with warm days and daily beach trips. This is the time of the year where tweens and teens feel the...
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Today is Malala Day
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: Today, Malala Day, celebrates not only one youth’s fight for girls’ education but also the power of youth movements all over the world. Malala Yousafzai will...
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Technology Trends in Education
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: Online learning and the use of technology is becoming more popular and more prominent in classrooms. With this boost of electronics incorporated with...
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Independence Day: Thoughts on the “Empty Nest”
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit: butterfingers laura via photopin cc A bird is termed “nidifiguous” if its offspring leave the nest shortly after hatching, and while human...
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The Most Important Gift to Give Your Child: Confidence
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: We need armor to go out and survive the war that is life. Forget the iPad, the puppy, or the gaming system that we’ve been begging you for. Instead, give...
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How Teens Are Using Social Media
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:Social media is taking over! Teenagers–and even younger–in today’s modern society have been exposed to various online networking sites and are using them on a...
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Attention To Detail, Part One: Diagnosis of ADD
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: photo credit: chris.corwin via photopin cc This is is part one of a three part series on ADD and ADHD. I do not have either of those conditions, nor does...
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Attention to Detail, Part Two: Treating ADD
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit. via photopin cc This is Part Two of a three part series on ADD and ADHD. A disclaimer: I do not have ADD or ADHD, nor does anyone in my...
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Attention to Detail, Part Three: Resolution of ADD?
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit: Life Mental Health via photopin cc Disclaimer: I do not have ADD or ADHD, nor does anyone in my immediate family. Therefore, I cannot hope to...
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New School Year – 3 Teen Online Risks
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog: Three Teen Online Risks Parents Don’t Think About, But Should! The Issue: Sleep Deprivation The Common Cause: Teens Are Online When They Should Be Sleeping...
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Let’s Talk About Sex: How to Approach Your Teen About the Topic
Here's the latest post on theTeenLife Blog:photo credit: Www.CourtneyCarmody.com/ via photopin cc Despite what you might like to believe, your teen is probably engaging in some type of sexual activity....
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