How do we help kids experience “post-traumatic growth?” Asset 2
In a recent blog, I shared Dr. Marti Seligman’s research on post-traumatic stress, a project which called attention to the …
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How do we help kids experience “post-traumatic growth?” Asset 1 (repost)
Recently we shared Dr. Marti Seligman’s research on post-traumatic stress, a project which called attention to the fact that many soldiers …
A BOLD New Realization (a re-run by popular demand!)
I don’t know about you, but I just LOVE to learn new things. Especially things which explain life and help …
Does Connection = Communication
In recent classes I’ve offered, parents ask again and again what I think of social media. From the repeated questions, …
Is “SPECIAL” What Our Kids Are Supposed to Be?
With graduation season, year-end sports banquets, award assemblies approaching, here is a re-run of David McCullough’s remarkable commencement speech. Whenever …
Meanspeak’s Mark
This is NOT a blog about teen suicide. On the front page of The Dallas Morning News today, April 4, …
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 …
Keep Calm and Parent On: Thoughts Teen Suicide
It is oddly troubling to discover that not only is teen suicide a problem in our community but that it …
“Man UP!” ???
Teaching a class entitled “Bringing Our Boys Through the Second Decade,” I’ve been thinking a lot about what manhood is. …
A Topic We WISH We Didn’t Need to Talk About
A big “thanks” to The Dallas Morning News (article entitled, “Dating rife with abuse, teens say,” October 24, 2014) and …
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