Social and emotional learning

June 08, 2010  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

New research supports the benefits of social and emotional learning programs in schools, which is bringing new funding: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/04/classrooms.aspx

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Teens and depression

June 07, 2010  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

Here is a good resource on teen depression: http://depressionhelpebooks.com/2010/06/07/teen-mental-health-depression-in-teenagers-part-1/

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A nice blog on teens and self esteem

June 07, 2010  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

This is a helpful post by Liv Miyagawa – The Self-Esteem Coach: http://edu.prinews.net/2010/06/self-esteem-for-teenagers/

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Book on parenting

June 07, 2010  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

I found this review helpful regarding the book Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Cooperation http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2010/06/05/respectful-parents-respectful-kids-7-keys-to-turn-family-conflict-into-cooperation/

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Teens and sex

June 05, 2010  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

According to a new survey by the CDC, compared to data collected in 2002, teens are using more birth control methods (including the rhythm method), but more teens more teenagers  find having a child while they are unmarried as acceptable: http://topnews.co.uk/25936-more-teenagers-using-birth-control-measures-finds-survey

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