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Category Archives: Parenting Teens
How to Help Kids Who Cut
If you’re the parent of a child you suspect of cutting and this subject scared you and you want to click away from this page, please stay and keep reading. You need to know. You need to understand kids who cut and how you can help. Continue reading
End Bullying Now
Teenagers are being bullied every day – by peers, teachers, even parents. Protect your teen. End bullying now. Continue reading
Reducing Stress by Connecting with Your Teen
I met Lori Lite on Twitter, and immediately felt a deep connection. Lori is passionate about helping families in general, and teens in particular, by offering tangible solutions for managing stress. Lori Lite is the Founder of Stress Free Kids, a … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting Teens
Tagged children, kids, Lori Lite, parenting, reduce stress, stress, Stress Free Kids
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Child Abuse Prevention Month: The Hidden Faces of Abused Children
Few aspects of child abuse are more soul searing than child abandonment. To give a child the message “I don’t want you” leaves them sometimes wounded beyond rescue. Please join me in welcoming Lee Keyes, PhD, a Counseling Psychologist and … Continue reading
Posted in Child Abuse, Parenting Teens
Tagged abandoned children, child abuse, child abuse recovery, Lee Keyes PhD
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Announcing LIVE Radio Show Saturday April 21, 2012 and new e-book: Breaking the Cycle of Child Abuse
All this month we’ve been focused on Child Abuse Prevention Month by highlighting child abuse experts who have written inspiring articles. These guest posts been encouraging, depressing, uplifting, and inspiring. As a parenting coach, I spend alot of time helping … Continue reading
Posted in Addictions and Recovery, Child Abuse, News, Parenting Teens
Tagged child abuse, Dr. Carol Show, news, parenting, radio
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Child Abuse Prevention Month: How To Argue Without Violence
Sandra Dupont writes from Santa Monica, CA, where she is a Teen Therapist and Adolescent Life Coach. Protecting children from abuse includes being mindful of the power of words. Here Sandra talks about creating safety in disagreements, and shares four … Continue reading
Posted in Child Abuse, Parenting Teens
Tagged arguing, child abuse, child abuse prevention month, Sandra Dupont, verbal abuse, verbal violence
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Child Abuse Prevention Month: Sex Abuse – We Are Too Scared to Talk!
When I asked Stacey Honowitz to contribute an article for our Child Abuse Prevention Month series, I asked her not to pull any punches. As a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse prosecutor, Stacey sees it all and has a powerful … Continue reading
Posted in Child Abuse, Parenting, Parenting Teens
Tagged child abuse prevention month, parenting, sexual abuse, Stacey Honowitz
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Child Abuse Prevention Month
Since 1983, the month of April is set aside as a reminder to all of the importance of protecting children and strengthening families. Dramatic stories make the news, but for every one child abuse situation reported there are many more … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting Teens
Tagged child abuse, child abuse prevention month, parenting, parenting teens
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My Teenager Scares Me
Lets admit it. Being mom to a teen who is growing into an adult can be intimidating. Add in the hormones, typical teen attitude problems, and maybe a bit of teen insecurity, and you have a recipe for disaster. I’ve … Continue reading
We’re Going Mobile!
With more than one billion mobile users worldwide – and many of those users accessing the internet exclusively from a mobile device – we figured it was time we went mobile! A little deeper digging turned up the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in News, Parenting Teens
Tagged HOPE Coaching, HOPE Notes, mobile Apps, parenting resources
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