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Teenagers: 3 Ways to Help Kids Improve Communication Skills

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Teenagers—How does a mother explain how her tween daughter remembers every detail of an episode of iCarly, but can’t for the life of her recall where the hamper is? What’s really going on with an adolescent who quotes verbatim the whispered conversations of faraway classmates, but insists that she…

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12 Tips to Teaching Teens to Drive

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Teaching teens to drive can start well before they turn 13. One of my favorite memories of growing up was of my dad teaching me how to drive. He owned a bank building on a piece of property in the Arizona desert about 30 minutes from our house. The lone…

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When to Address Skin Care Issues With Growing Kids

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Going to the beach the weekend before or after Presidents' Day is a fun family activity. And while you might be thinking sunburns and sandy chafed skin are major problems your children are going to face this month, consider other skin care issues like acne as well. We all know…

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Service: How to Get Teens Involved in Volunteer Service

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Why should your teen get involved in volunteer service? I'll give you one reason: Your teen needs to feel like a hero. Not every kid can be the popular one, score the winning goal, or win the top prize at the science fair, but every kid can do volunteer…

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Risky Teen Behavior: 3 Ways to Handle Broken Trust

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Has your teenager already started the new school year by engaging in risky teen behavior? Is he doing things like drinking, using drugs, or stealing? You may be wondering, “Will I ever be able to trust him again?” There are ways to navigate bad back-to-school behavior and still…

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