The biggest upset you have to face in your teen’s recovery is finding out that they have relapsed. You have prayed for them, supported them, and would have stood on your head for their sobriety, but the only way they can stay sober is if they are willing to do whatever it takes. They will…
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Each year on the third Thursday of November, Thanksgiving is celebrated for the delicious menu and the thankfulness that the day stands for. For a teen who has gotten sober, this day could be a difficult time to stay on track with their recovery. You could be instrumental in assisting them in their recovery by…
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“Sticks and stones may break your bones, but names will never hurt me” is a nursery rhyme from 1862 that gave victims of bullying a way to protect themselves in centuries before this one. This proves that bullying was a part of society even back then and still happens today which is unbelievable. The difference…
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Fortnite has become all the rage in the last year with 2.4 billion views on YouTube in a single month. With engaging graphics, the desire to acquire new weapons every game, and the epic victory dances, it is no wonder that teenagers everywhere, including yourself, have become obsessed with this online game. While Fortnite may…
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Video games have been popular since they put Pong in arcades back in the early 1970’s. Eventually in 1977, gaming consoles in the form of the Atari 2600 were invented to play at home and the rest is history. One thing that is certain is that video games have peaked the interest of adolescents since…
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The number of adolescents who have developed a gaming addiction has risen in astounding numbers over the last few years. So much so that the World Health Organization (WHO) has dubbed gaming addiction as a viable mental health disorder. With games such as Call to Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Minecraft, and more recently Fortnite, the…
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Last month, an investigation was opened to build a case against PAX Labs, the manufacturer of the e-cigarette known as the JUUL. One of the main concerns that was under fire was to regulate whether JUUL was marketing to teens or not. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally taken a stance because recent…
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As your teen grows more into their independence, often times so does your level of communication. Instead of them letting you know what is going on or relying on you for anything, they would much rather isolate to their room or be with their friends. While this is a seemingly normal life transition, you can…
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When we look back on the opioid epidemic, there was point when we asked ourselves, “How did we get here?” Before we knew it, approximately 53,000 people overdosed from opioids in 2016 causing us to scrambled to protect our loved ones. Teenagers make up around 4200 of the opioid overdoses that occurred in 2016 and…
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Although anxiety is blind to gender, there have been some recent revelations that show that adolescent girls may be suffering from anxiety more prevalently. Girls have felt more pressure to break the glass ceiling into new dimensions of success for some time now. With the women’s liberation beginning in the 1960’s along with the newfangled…
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