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How to Keep Your Teen Driver Safe

How to Keep Your Teen Driver Safe

Getting a driver’s license is an exciting milestone for most teenagers, but it also poses several risks. With proper education, sufficient training and honest conversations, you can ensure safety is their priority on the road.

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How to Spot Depression in Your Teen

How to Spot Depression in Your Teen

Even though depression can occur at any stage in life, it has different effects on teens. It will impacts how they think, feel, and behave on a day-to-day basis. Thankfully, teen depression can be treated with medication and/or psychological counseling. Here's how to spot depression in your teen.

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Marijuana and Your Teen

Marijuana and Your Teen

Many teenagers have tried marijuana and some even use it on a regular basis. Now, with many states legalizing recreational use, it has become more readily available to them. While the legal age for recreational marijuana use is 21, it is still possible for teens to obtain the substance elsewhere. As a parent, it is important to address marijuana use and know how to spot the signs of use.

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Sexting and Online Safety for Teens and Parents

Sexting and Online Safety for Teens and Parents

Just about every teenager on the face of the planet is online. In fact, most of them have personal smartphones. In a world where just about everything can be copied, pasted, or screenshotted, it is important for you and your children to know the dangers of sexting and how to practice online safety.

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Staying Positive - How to Communicate With Your Teenager

Staying Positive - How to Communicate With Your Teenager

Raising children is a hard task Most of the time parents are asking themselves if they are doing it right and wondering how to handle certain situations. This is especially true as your child is a teenager. Discovering effective methods of communicating with them is the key to successfully helping them make the right decisions. Here are a few tips that can help.

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Amid Covid-19
School will be very different this fall. Here is some guidance on how to prepare your child for the changes and how to make their learning experience, whether it is remote, in person or both, as successful as possible.
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