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Myths about Bullying

Posted on July 31, 2017

  Bullying is certainly not new. Every generation has its trademark story or movie about the horrors of bullying. For a colleague and I, the 80’s movie My Bodyguard immediately sprung to mind when we …

Posted in conflict, Emotional Changes, friends, Parenthetical, Parenting Skills, Parents, Peers, preteen, Risky Behaviors, School, Teens, Topic of the WeekTagged bullying, conflict, myths, respect, risk, safety, teens

Do Parents Worry About the Right Things?

Posted on October 27, 2014

Natalia Pane, a statistician and parent, wrote an interesting book called The Worry Clock in response to the natural tendency of parents to worry lots and not always with good reason. Her motivation in writing …

Posted in Health, Parenthetical, Parenting Skills, Parents, preteen, Risky Behaviors, Teens, Topic of the WeekTagged communication, health, risk, risk behavior, safety, Worry

The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain

Posted on March 24, 2014

“How is impulsive and oblivious teenage behavior connected to their brain growth and change?” Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is a cognitive neuroscientist who studies the human brain in social settings, such as how our brains make it …

Posted in Brain Growth, Peers, preteen, Risky Behaviors, Teens, Topic of the WeekTagged brain development, crazy teens, risk, tips for parents

Parents can make a difference in limiting teen’s risky behaviors

Posted on September 16, 2013

I once heard a story about what the Inuit people do to teach their children how to react if they run across a polar bear to prevent an attack. Their approach is surprising useful, even …

Posted in Parenting Skills, preteen, Risky Behaviors, Teens, Topic of the WeekTagged monitoring, risk, substance abuse, teens

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