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Should Your Tween Get the HPV Vaccination?
Editor’s Note: I acquired HPV when I lost my virginity at 15 years old. I used a condom and asked all the right questions – however, I was not told the truth. Editor’s Note: I […]
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Quiz: Talking About the Birds and Bees
by Jill Whitney LMFT For many parents, what’s hard about having “The Talk” with kids is saying anything at all. But for others, the problem can be saying too much. Maybe that’s due to nerves, […]
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An Alternative to Metal Mouth? Invisalign First for Young Children
*This is a sponsored post created in partnership with Foote Orthodontics* Is your child destined for a mouthful of expensive, cumbersome braces? In our generation, it was almost impossible to avoid, but new technology like […]
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When Your Daughter Develops Early
by Jill Whitney LMFT If I had the chance to live my life over but had to go through junior high again, I’d pass. The stage that’s now called middle school is a brutal one. […]
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Four Responses to “I Grew Up Eating/Using These Things and I’m Fine.”
by Paige Wolf “I drank Diet Coke and ate Oreos for 47 years and I’m fine!” “My mother used Windex and lived to be 96!” “Millions of people eat at McDonald’s and they’re doing just […]
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Yoga and Mindfulness for Tweens
by Ofrit Gal Between changing bodies and peer scrutiny, being a tween can be tough. Tweens start having more pressure to succeed in school, homework becomes more challenging, and there seems to be more emphasis […]
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Self Touch and the “M Word”
by Jill Whitney LMFT M is for “masturbation” and also for “May” which is “International Masturbation Month.” But there is never a bad time of year to have this discussion with your kids – and […]
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Be the One to Help: A Student on Suicide Prevention
by Thomas, age 14 I believe most people think it’s good to prevent suicidal thoughts before they actually happen. But I think the best way to prevent suicide is if you see someone that is obviously […]