My Flower Child - Adolescence
It has been said that a child hears seventeen negatives for every positive. Can this be true? The very children we bear through great effort, sacrifice for, pick up after, and serve are the very ones we destroy verbally? And yet perhaps it is ... [... more]
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How to Keep the Teen Years Fun - Adolescence
So many fun things in life to enjoy. There are vacations, places to visit, games to play, movies to go see, friends to be with. It all could be a dizzy experience trying to take it all in. Above and beyond the fun, there are other considerations. ... [... more]
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What is Self-injurious Behavior? - Adolescence
Self-injurious behavior is defined as an act that intentionally inflicts harm on the body without the intent to commit suicide. The most common forms of self-injury are cutting or scratching with needles, knives, glass, razor blades, any ... [... more]
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A Tribe Apart - Adolescence
Do you sometimes feel as if your adolescent is living in another culture, one to which you are not privy? Author Patricia Hersch followed a group of junior high and high school students for several years in Reston, Virginia to discover more about ... [... more]
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Four Steps for Raising a Powerful Youth - Adolescence
It is purported that author Agatha Christie once said: "I suppose it is because nearly all children go to school nowadays and have things arranged for them that they seem so forlornly unable to produce their own ideas." There may be an element [... more]
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Communicating With Your Adolescent - Adolescence
How effective is your communication with your teen? Do you feel as though what you have to say is getting through? Or, do you feel like the family photo hanging on the wall is more responsive? Well, perhaps you could use some tips from Sue ... [... more]
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How to Cultivate Self-Reliance in Adolescents - Adolescence
It's sometimes difficult to 'let go' as our children move into adolescence. However, it's crucial for us to do so in healthy ways in order to encourage self-reliance and self-confidence in our teens. In doing so, we help them as they grow into ... [... more]
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Adolescents and Anorexia Nervosa - Adolescence
For many of us, eating is one of life's simple pleasures. We often celebrate with food. In our hectic lives, we may use mealtimes to reconnect and talk. For most people, the consumption of food is not only a necessity of life, but also an ... [... more]
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The Signs of Depression - Adolescence
Wow, this is a long list. But it is a fairly good one. How many signs or symptoms fit? How long have they been in effect? We all experience stress in life. We experience periodic disappointments. Some of us have even experienced the loss of a ... [... more]
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Stay Positive
The following ideas are presented to help you adopt new and healthy ways of relating to your adolescent. Accepting that you can't control every aspect of his or her life, encouraging communicating honestly and negotiating fairly may help you find ... [... more]
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PLEDGED: The Secret Life of Sororities
Alexandra Robbins has written a book both daunting in its message...and urgent. - The Overachievers - The Secret Lives of Driven Kids - Adolescence is a personally written site at BellaOnline The Overachievers - The Secret Lives of Driven Kids ... [... more]
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Adolescent Stress, Stressors, and Coping - Adolescence
Some sources of stress for today's teens clued: school demands; negative thoughts and feelings about themselves; changes in their bodies; exploring his or her own identity; problems with peer group; unsafe living environment; separation/divorce ... [... more]
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