Of Dogs and Kids

I’ve been spending a large part of my time recently training and learning to train my partner’s new service dog, who is still a puppy, only about a year old, which, in dog lifeline, makes her an adolescent.  It is remarkable how much she and human adolescents have in common. In fact, I have been…

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Back to school again

It seems only just a few months ago that we posted a set of tips for back to school.  Yet here we are again heading into a new school year, only this time the situation couldn’t be any more different.  The pandemic has forced adjustments in every facet of our lives.  The fabric of our…

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Talking to Kids and Teens About Social Media and Sexting

Social Media Today’s teens and tweens are connected to one another, and to the world, via digital technology  more than any previous generation. Recent data suggests that social media venues like Facebook and Twitter have surpassed e-mail as the preferred method of communication in all age groups. While today’s tweens and teens may be more digitally…

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Parent’s Guide to Teen Depression

Recognizing the Signs of Depression in Teens and How You Can Help Teenagers face a host of pressures, from the changes of puberty to questions about who they are and where they fit in. With all this turmoil and uncertainty, it isn’t always easy to differentiate between depression and normal teenage growing pains. But teen…

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