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Teens
The Effects of Trauma on a Teen’s Development
The effects of trauma can prevent teens from developing into competent adults. Here’s why it happens and what parents can do.
Tools for Talking, What Parents Can Do
When the Monsters Are Real: How To Talk To Little Kids About Real-Life Scary Stuff
Talking to kids about real world problems is tough. Here’s five steps to follow to help them cope with scary, real world issues.
Narratives
How We Bring About the Thing We Most Want to Avoid
Despite our best intentions and efforts, why do we create the very thing we are most trying to prevent? Here’s why it happens and what you can do.
Teens
The Best Parenting Strategy With Teens: Collaboration
Collaborating with teens is the best parenting strategy simply because it works! And it helps your teen become an adult.
Teens
Why Teens Don’t Clean Up Their Mess: A Reason No One Expects
It’s developmentally normal for teens to be messy. Here’s a reason why they don’t clean up after themselves which parents wouldn’t expect.
Teens
The 4 Things Teens Really Want—and Need
To help teens—and their parents—survive adolescence. Here’s what’s going on in teens, and 4 specifics ways parents can help.
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Narratives
From our earliest experiences, we form narratives around what to expect, who we are, and how the world works. These narratives often determine every choice we make. Helping kids develop healthy narratives about themselves and others is one of the greatest gifts parents can give.
These posts focus on the subtleties of how narratives form, and how parents can help their child develop lifelong, healthy narratives.
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