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How to Deal With a Lost Friendship: Why Friend Breakups Hurt & How to Heal

Friendship breakups are painful — not only do they impact our hearts, they actually change our brains. Here’s what to…
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Substance Abuse
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What Parents Need to Know: What Is Chroming and Is It Dangerous?

Can deodorant or nail polish remover kill you? The question, on its face, might sound absurd — but that’s exactly…
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Suicidal Ideation & Self-Harm
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7 Ways Parents Can Support Self Harming Teens

Read the full series on Teens & Self-Harm and check out our video workshop! Having a teen who self-harms can…
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Suicidal Ideation & Self-Harm
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5 Warning Signs of Self Harming in Teens

Ask most parents what they would do if someone harmed their child, and you’ll likely get a spirited answer like,…
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Mental Health
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Teen Mental Health is Declining. Here’s What Experts Say is to Blame

Teens today aren’t just behaving differently. Because of these four cultural and technological changes, they may be wired differently, too.…
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Substance Use and Addiction

Breaking the Code: A Parent’s Guide to Drug Names and Teen Slang 

Most parents want to make sure their teenager stays away from drugs and is making safe choices. This can sometimes…
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Substance Use and Addiction
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Steps to Administering At Home Drug Tests​

Step 1: Check For Hiding Places ​ Before handing your child the test, check their pockets and have them take off…
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Teens
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Hobbies For Teens: 5 Tips For Parents to Help Teens Get Started

“Get a hobby” isn’t really a convincing pitch for teens. So how can parents support teens in adopting healthy hobbies?…
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Substance Use and Addiction
Teen Opioid Use

Parent Guide to Teen Substance Use Disorder Treatment 

It’s not always easy knowing how to help a teenager with a substance use disorder. The overload of complicated information…
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Parents

Internet Safety For Teens: 4 Things Every Parent Needs to Know in 2025

As parents, we know that not everything our teen does online (or in life!) is within our control.  Some of…
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Parents
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Why Teens Self-Harm and What Parents Need to Know

With self-harm awareness month fast approaching, it’s a timely opportunity for parents to become more informed about what self-harm in…
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Parent Guide to Teen Substance Use Disorder Treatment 

It’s not always easy knowing how to help a teenager with a substance use disorder. The overload of complicated information…
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