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Have A Friend With Coronavirus? What To Say and What Not To Say

Published: May 10, 2020 | Last Updated: May 10, 2020 By | Reply Continue Reading
Have A Friend With Coronavirus? What To Say and What Not To Say

Health journalist Sheryl Kraft talks about what to say to a friend with coronavirus and what not to say. She recently recovered from the virus.

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Helping Your Child Feel Connected While Social Distancing

Published: April 19, 2020 | Last Updated: April 19, 2020 By | 2 Replies Continue Reading
Helping Your Child Feel Connected While Social Distancing

During these uncertain times, here are some ideas for helping your child feel connected while social distancing.

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Something’s wrong: My friend has lost so much weight

Published: May 15, 2017 | By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

A young teen wonders how to help her friend whom she thinks has an eating disorder.

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Is homeschooling a solution to my 15-year-old daughter’s friendship problems at school?

Published: April 10, 2017 | By | 6 Replies Continue Reading

A mom and daughter consider homeschooling as a solution to social difficulties at school due to the daughter’s extensive involvement in dance performance.

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My Mom Banned Me From Seeing My Best Friend

Published: April 2, 2017 | Last Updated: February 2, 2022 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

A 15-year-old is upset that she’s been banned from seeing someone her mom sees as a “bad friend.”

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My oldest son (a young teen) is left out by his circle of friends

Published: March 26, 2017 | By | 3 Replies Continue Reading

A mom wonders how to help her son deal with being left out.

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In the Media – On parenting shy kids (Highlights Magazine)

Published: March 23, 2017 | Last Updated: March 23, 2017 By | Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – On parenting shy kids (Highlights Magazine)

Journalist Molly Lopez asked three experts about parenting shy kids in a recent article in Highlights Magazine.

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In the Media – Helping Your Teen Build Healthy Friendships (Your Teen Magazine)

Published: March 1, 2017 | Last Updated: April 15, 2021 By | Reply Continue Reading
In the Media – Helping Your Teen Build Healthy Friendships (Your Teen Magazine)

Writing in Your Teen Magazine, Cathie Ericson poses a question that might be in the mind of many parents, “What does a healthy teenage social life look like?”

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Handling an intrusive friend

Published: February 17, 2017 | By | 3 Replies Continue Reading

Two young friends find a third girl to be intrusive and clingy.

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Losing friends because I don’t have a smartphone

Published: February 7, 2017 | Last Updated: February 7, 2017 By | 3 Replies Continue Reading
Losing friends because I don’t have a smartphone

Because she is the only one without a smartphone in her group, a pre-teen feels left out.

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