Bullying is a major source of inspiration for young adolescents and teens to seek out mind-altering substances- in order to escape, to numb, to stand out, or to fit in. Confronting the topic of bullying can be an uncomfortable experience. With these three steps, you can talk about bullying honestly with your adolescent or teen.…
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Parents all too easily take totalitarian, authoritative roles in their child’s life when addiction becomes part of it. For a time, tough love can be a necessary, life-saving enforcement on the part of parents. Recovery softens the heart and heals the many wounds addiction inflicts on the soul. These are some of the things your…
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Eating disorders can be made the most obvious at mealtime with the rest of the family. These disordered behaviors often pop up as out of the blue, but can be a sign of a problem with body image and disordered thinking toward food which have been growing for some time. Cutting food up meticulously…
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Kids will be kids! If only, as parents, we could get our kids to listen to everything we say, all the time. As independent beings with a growing sense of themselves, our kids start making decisions which don’t always agree with our own. We can get lost in our sense of authority and our entitlement…
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It is not impossible to live in faith and fear at the same time. We can have faith in God, God’s plan for us, and God’s plan for the world but still struggle with our very human fears. Our fears are our insecurities, which, at their core, can always be traced back to a core…
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Our teens can be full of pride and ego beyond comparison. Ripe in their adolescence, robust with hormones and curiosity around the world, many parents find themselves at odds with their all-knowing teens. Whether raised in the church or raised without faith, our teens seem to find that they are the highest power in their…
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Tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC is one of the active ingredients in cannabis which causes the brain to get “high” or “stoned”. Among marijuana users, THC is a playground for experimentation. Extracting THC is possible in many ways. Using THC is also possible in many ways. The herb-like quality of marijuana has made it possible…
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Most kids can’t stand the taste of cough syrup and other cough-treating products. As parents, we know the struggle all too well of trying to get our sick children to swallow just a brief spoonful of trusted medicines. Robitussin, Nyquil, and other sticky liquids were never the favorite remedy and often ended up spilled on…
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Hand sanitizer seems like it should be the least of a parent’s worries when it comes to substance abuse. However, the go-to solution for germ protecting and staving off viruses has proven to be toxic and even fatal for many children. High in alcohol concentration, hand sanitizer is an inconspicuous way for adolescents to get…
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Addiction is a fatal disease. Overdose death is common in addiction, with more people dying of opioid overdose last year than gun violence and car accidents. Overdose due to alcohol and other drugs have equally saddening high numbers. Addiction which is kept under wraps and hidden untreated for an undue amount of time can cause…
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