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Peer pressure is among every parent’s worst nightmares. But while it might feel like it’s out of your control, there…
The New Year season (and really any time of year) tends to be rife with direct and indirect negative messaging…
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It’s tempting to think that once kids have “made it” to college, they’ll be just fine. However, while starting college…
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It’s a fact: Most teens/preteens are going to experiment with relationships and sexuality at some point soon. So rather than…
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So many of us are reeling right now after years of political unrest, division, and endless months of pandemic restrictions.…
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At the University of California, Berkeley, a new class on “adulting” is so popular that it’s turning students away. The…
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