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Friendship Bracelet Kit: Party Favor Idea / Great Gift for “Tweens”
If you were an 80′s child you’ll certainly remember making and swapping colorful “friendship” bracelets with your friends. Like most of our childhood favorites, friendship bracelets have made a big comeback! If you have
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Finding the Line
How far should you go to respect your teen’s privacy? by gina roberts-grey Closed or locked doors, whispering with friends and mysteriously passing through the house. Although these actions sound like those of an
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An Invaluable Parent and Student Resource: The Middle School Guidance Counselor
Billings, MT (Grassroots Newswire) August 9, 2011 - You might vaguely remember them from your own school days, but since you were a young student, the role of the guidance counselor has evolved a great
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Top 10 Snack Ideas for Hungry Teens from Seventeen Magazine
When we think about kids’ snacks the first thing that probably comes to mind is messy-faced toddlers diving into a zip-lock bag of Cheerios while being rolled around in a stroller. Those of you
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Slumber Party Fun: Create a Personalized / Autographed Pillowcase
This month’s Simply Family Magazine issue is all about PARTIES! Here’s a fun “take-home” pillow project from Crayola.com that is both creative and practical. All you need is some fabric markers, pillow cases, cardboard
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Guiding Your Teen during the College Admission Process
Whether your teen is knee-deep in college viewbooks and applications or he or she is just beginning to explore his or her college options, the college admission process can easily instill fear and anxiety
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by laura tode When Castle Rock Middle School Counselor Tawnya Catron visits seventh grade classrooms at the beginning of the year, she asks for a show of hands from students who have cell phones.
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Simply Amazing Teen – Ashley Smith
By Jennifer molk Photography by jana graham Last Spring, we asked for nominations for your idea of a Simply Amazing Teen. We had the pleasure of sitting down with all of the kind words
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Preventing Teen Suicide by laura tode A scar running almost the entire length of Rayvan Bramble’s forearm reminds him every day of how precious life is. The scar is the evidence of an attempted
Read More »Mom, I Want a Cell Phone!
What do you do? by Jennifer molk It’s happening earlier and earlier – the desperate whine from our kids for their first cellular telephone. Parents were shocked when they wanted one at age 16,
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