A New Way to Respond in a Crisis: Check Your Tone, Check Your Face
Because teens are learning SOOO much and because they are longing to independently explore their world, they make a lot …
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Never let a good crisis go to waste!
In my line of work coaching parents, teens and young adults, not a week goes by that a client doesn’t …
Attuning One More Season
ATTUNEMENT: to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust: He has attuned himself to living in the quiet country. …
Why She Drinks
(Photo from Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2013) At a time when I hear many more young women (teens) …
Pretty? Beautiful? Hot? Sexy? Slutty?: What DOES she want to be?
(NOTE: this is from an Abercrombie & Fitch ad) There isn’t a female on the planet who doesn’t want to …
Teen Drinking: What’s a Parent To Do?
Whether you look east or west, north or south, underage drinking and the attendant outrageous acts have been …
Raised in a Glass Jar?
A man raised a baby swan in a glass jar, but as the bird grew it became stuck in the …
Why She Drinks
(Photo from Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2013) At a time when I hear many more young women (teens) …
Friends ‘Til the End
Everyone who knew them knew that these guys would do anything for one another. Well, almost anything. The late Jerry …
Another Perspective on Making “Friends” Online
Many parents are troubled about how to help their kids gain perspective on virtual “friends.” This comedy team does a …
