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How to Schedule Your Teen During COVID-19

We all have one big problem right now: the coronavirus pandemic. It manifests in different ways for different people. First, the suffering of the victims and their families: this disease is causing tragic loss in every community across the nation. Second, the frontline healthcare workers: their bravery is unmatched. They’re the heroes of this difficult time. Third, our businesses and economy: we’re taking an unprecedented hit. But it’s necessary. Without

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April 23, 2020

Teens, the Internet, and COVID-19

With the majority of the U.S. population now home due to COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, millions of teens are spending more time online. Almost all high schools have shifted their regular academic classes to Zoom or other digital platforms. Local governments have banned most forms of outside entertainment, which means teens are spending an increasing amount of time inside. And social distancing regulations prohibit gatherings, which means friends can’t visit one

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April 22, 2020

Tips for Celebrating Take Your Child to Work Day During COVID-19 (April 23rd)

Parents want to inspire their children to work hard, find a job they enjoy and contribute to society. Kids want to know the possibilities for their future, and how school is going to help them get there. Take Your Son or Daughter to Work Day is an opportunity to accomplish both. We typically celebrate this day on the fourth Thursday of every April. This year, the day falls on April

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April 21, 2020

How Much Anxiety is Normal During COVID-19?

The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a wave of panic across the nation—and the world. It’s not without reason. As of this writing, COVID-19 has affected the health of millions of people. In the USA alone, it’s claimed the lives of over ten thousand people and the number is rising. Public health officials say the virus is still spreading. While older adults and those with compromised immune systems are more susceptible

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April 20, 2020

How to Help Your College Kid With COVID-19 Stress

The stress of the coronavirus pandemic affects everyone. The doctors, nurses, and frontline healthcare workers working every day feel it. Their patients sick with COVID-19 feel it. Their families feel it, too. Public health officials, elected officials, business owners, public safety officers, people who work in essential industries, people who lost their jobs, people who kept their jobs but work from home – they all feel the pressure. We’re all

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April 19, 2020

COVID-19: How Isolation Can Be Dangerous for At-Risk Teens

Medical experts from around the world have one unanimous message for everyone during the coronavirus pandemic: stay home. Most cities and states in the U.S. have issued strict shelter-in-place orders, intended to curb the spread of COVID-19. Rallying cries of “stay home, save lives” and “flatten the curve” scroll across news feeds everywhere. While isolation and quarantine policies help mitigate the impact of the virus – especially for at-risk populations,

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April 17, 2020
Sexual Assault
Parents

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: I Ask for Consent

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in the United States. The first SAAM was organized by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) in 2001, which makes this year – 2020 – the 19th anniversary of SAAM. The purpose of the month is to raise awareness about the grim reality of sexual assault, share statistics of its prevalence in our communities, and educate citizens about steps they can take

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April 16, 2020
Parents

April is Stress Awareness Month: What are Adverse Childhood Experiences?

Each year during Stress Awareness Month, we publish a series of articles about stress: what it is, why we experience it, and what we can do about it. We also offer statistics on the prevalence of stress in our communities and advice on how to handle stress that becomes chronic, toxic, or dangerous to our health and wellbeing. Our first article defined and discussed chronic stress. In that article, we

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April 14, 2020

Bullying: Five Reasons Kids Bully Other Kids

Did you recently get the dreaded call from the Assistant Principal at Middle School? The one who handles discipline issues? Did they break the unfortunate news that your kid has been bullying other kids? DON’T PANIC – BUT DO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY This doesn’t mean your kid is a bad person or you’re a bad parent. When a kid bullies other kids, there’s almost always something going on beneath the

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April 13, 2020
Parents

April is Stress Awareness Month: What is Toxic Stress?

Each year during Stress Awareness Month, we publish a series of articles about stress. We talk about what it is, why we experience it, and what we can do about it. We also offer statistics on the prevalence of stress in our communities and advice on how to handle stress that becomes chronic, toxic, or dangerous to our health and wellbeing. We’ll publish several articles on stress over the next

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April 12, 2020