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Are you stressed out about getting your teen ready for college? Let us help you! Please join us for a College Planning Workshop designed to help families navigate this confusing time! 😫
Presented by Lisa Goldstein of Your College Process. Tuesday, May 21st 7-8:30 pm at the A Teen Edge Office in Canton.

05/23/2018

Still a few spots left!! Please join us tonight at 7:45 pm. Barre44 in Avon.

05/15/2018

Calling all teen girls!! Please join us for this high energy class. Go to Barre44.com to sign up!!!

05/04/2018

This study shows how your child is influenced by what the "in" group does. This influence starts early, and can having lasting effects.

How a child’s social groups behave can significantly influence his or her ability to practice self-control and could have lasting impacts on development of this critical skill, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of 100 preschoolers.

04/24/2018

The best article I’ve ever read about the effects of social media on our young people !

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201703/why-social-media-is-not-smart-middle-school-kids? =_

Tweens' brains are simply too immature to use social media appropriately.

04/19/2018

The increasing prevalence of depression in teen girls is alarming!

Depression has increased among teenagers in recent years, and a new study confirms that the troubling trend is more prominent among girls than boys.

01/25/2018

Women-If you’ve been thinking about getting back into the workplace, this is a great place to start!

Are you seeking to return to professional work after opting-out as a care-giver? Ready to craft a niche for yourself professionally while you focus on your fami...

01/02/2018

Had a great conversation with Dr. Amy Alamar from Yellowbrick.me about Parenting Teen Girl's in Today's world. Please take a look at the interview, and share with other parents.

This episode of "Parenting From The Trenches" with Dr. Amy Alamar streamed on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 10:30am ET. Special guest is Denise Barats is a...

12/20/2017

Exciting things happening at A Teen Edge office today!! Live stream interview with “Parenting from the Trenches” starts at 10:30 am. Come join us!!

12/20/2017

Try this social media Challenge over the holidays! Written by one of my fellow Teen Wisdom graduates.

Did you know that doctors recommend no more than 3 1/2 hours of screen time a day?

***TRY THIS***
Family Phone Challenge:

Download the following 2 apps on both your phone and your child's phone.
-MOMENT (tracks the amount of time you spend on your phone and which apps you spend the most time on)
-CHECKY: Tracks how many times you check your phone a day (Checky records each time you unlock your phone)

After the apps are downloaded (be sure to give each app full access to your phone *location, etc* for accurate results), let them do their thing for 24-48 hours. For best success, put the apps on the last screen of your smart phone and forget about them.

Right after downloading, sit down with your teen and make a few predictions. Write your predictions down and set them aside for 24-48 hours:
-How much time do you think you spend on your phone each day?
-How many times do you think you check your phone each day?

NOW FOR THE FUN PART :)

After a day or two, find a time to sit down with your teen and check your phone stats. Compare your ACTUAL results with the predictions from a few days ago.

1) How different were your predictions from your actual results?
2) What was the most surprising thing you learned from each app?
3) How different is your phone usage from the doctor recommended limit of 3 1/2 hours a day?
4) What are two changes you can make to lower the amount of time each day you use/check your phone?

If you enjoy this activity with your child, repeat every week! I work with many families who have turned it into a challenge to see who can have the "healthiest" phone habits each week.

12/06/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB6fs-ptZ_Q

The next "Parenting From The Trenches" with Dr. Amy Alamar will be Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 10:30am ET. Special guest is Denise Barats is a certified ...

09/25/2017

To all the Keepers out there...you are loved and appreciated!💐

I am the keeper.

I am the keeper of schedules. Of practices, games, and lessons. Of projects, parties, and dinners. Of appointments and homework assignments.

I am the keeper of information. Who needs food 5 minutes before a meltdown occurs and who needs space when he gets angry. Whether there are clean clothes, whether bills are paid, and whether we are out of milk.

I am the keeper of solutions. Of bandaids and sewing kits and snacks in my purse. But also of emotional balms and metaphorical security blankets.

I am the keeper of preferences. Of likes and dislikes. Of nightly rituals and food aversions.

I am the keeper of reminders. To be kind, to pick up their trash, to do their dishes, to do their homework, to hold open doors and write thank you notes.

I am the keeper of rituals and memories. Of pumpkin patches and Easter egg hunts. I am the taker of pictures, the collector of special ornaments, and the writer of letters.

I am the keeper of emotional security. The repository of comfort, the navigator of bad moods, the holder of secrets and the soother of fears.

I am the keeper of the peace. The mediator of fights, the arbiter of disputes, the facilitator of language, the handler of differing personalities.

I am the keeper of worry. Theirs and my own.

I am the keeper of the good and the bad, the big and the small, the beautiful and the hard.

Most of the time, the weight of these things I keep resembles the upper elements on the periodic table - lighter than air, buoying me with a sense of purpose.

But sometimes the weight of the things I keep pulls me down below the surface until I am kicking and struggling to break the surface and gasp for breath.

Because these things I keep are constantly flickering in the back of my brain, waiting to be forgotten. They scatter my thoughts and keep me awake long past my bedtime.

Because all these things I keep are invisible, intangible. They go unnoticed and unacknowledged until they are missed. They are not graded or peer reviewed or ruled on by a court. And sometimes they are taken for granted.

My husband and my boys are kind and generous and they love me hard. And this is by far the greatest job I have ever had. But sometimes being the Keeper is exhausting. Because you feel like you're doing it alone.

So to all of you who are keepers, I see you.

I know the weight of the things you keep.

I know the invisible work you do, which doesn't come with a pay check or sick leave, is what makes the world go round.

I see you.

And I salute you.



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