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How to Love your Step Kids

 Finding Happiness with Your Step Kids Becoming a stepparent is a beautiful thing. If you never had biological children, marrying into an existing family could provide the opportunity to guide your step kids through the early part of their lives. Even if you have your own kids, expanding your family is an exciting thing. However, […]

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High Teen Achievers

Parenting High Achievers: Is Your Child Working Too Hard? Parents of high achievers have everything to be thankful for. Your kids are home studying when other kids are out cruising around causing problems. So, why do you feel so worried? Although it might seem like driven teens have it all together, that isn’t necessarily the […]

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A Guidance of a Mother

Connect with Your Daughter to Encourage Her to Open Up Mother daughter relationships are never easy. Getting your teen to open up often feels impossible. If her mother isn’t guiding her, who will? When a teen is guided by her peers, it’s like the blind leading the blind. How can you cultivate closeness with your […]

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!   I just want to reach out and let each and everyone of you know how grateful I am for you. I am thankful for all the people who participate in making the world a better place. I am always talking about looking at your own triggers so that you don’t project them […]

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Giving Your Teen Love

How to Give Your Teen Love While also Giving Them Space Finding the balance between providing your teenagers with enough love and giving them a proper amount of space can be tough. You still want to hug your kids like you did when they were babies, but now, it seems like they can’t escape you […]

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Why are you Entertaining your Teen?

Teen Anxiety: Learning the Value of Quiet Time People need quiet time to process their thoughts and emotions. In the modern world, most of us are reading, watching, listening, or otherwise interacting with some form of media at every hour of the day. If it’s not social media, it’s television. If it’s not television, it’s […]

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Healthy Teen Relationships

Signs of Healthy Teen Relationships Is your relationship with your teenage daughter strained? Is your everyday life a host of teen issues and dramas? Do you sometimes get so frustrated that you want to pull your own hair out? If you’re struggling to raise a teenager, you’re not alone. Things were tense before, but now, […]

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Being a Bystander is Bullying

What to Do if You Witness Teen Bullying If your kid has been lucky enough to avoid teen issues with bullying, you’re probably counting your blessings. However, what if your kid isn’t the one being bullied? Taking Action to Stop Teen Bullying: What to Do if You Witness Abuse If you or your teen is […]

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Teens Ability to Handle Emotions

Becoming Self-aware: How to Help Teens Handle Their Emotions A teens emotions can be difficult for a parent to deal with, but the reality is that most people could benefit from emotional healing. If you want to promote self-esteem and avoid teen issues, you’ll need to address your own emotional health as well as your […]

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The Importance of an Animal in a Kids Life

The Importance of Pets in a Teen’s Life If your kids have been bugging you about getting a family pet, it might be time to consider giving in. While pets can be a lot of work, they offer benefits that go far beyond how adorable they are. Animals bring out the best in us. They […]

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