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5 Tips for Parents in the Digital Age
Our world is changing faster than ever before. Keeping up with technology is much harder than keeping up with the Kardashians! How do you help prepare your children for the digital age, and a future that will look vastly different ... Read More >
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Alcohol Awareness: It’s Everyone’s Business
Autumn is almost upon us. Parents have already begun “back-to-school” shopping. College students are enjoying the last few weeks of their summer holidays and soon thoughts would turn to gearing up for another school year. As the weather cools and ... Read More >
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#RefreshYourFunny Writing Contest: You spoke, We Listened
In June, we launched #RefreshYourFunny writing contest exclusively with bloggers attending the BlogU conference. As part of our ongoing commitment to partnering with online influencers and gaining honest feedback from parents on issues important to us, we felt this contest ... Read More >
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Back to School Responsibly
When I was a kid, going back to school was both exciting and nerve-wracking. As a parent, I find myself once again careening between the same confusing emotions. But for different reasons. Even though my daughters are still young (kindergarten ... Read More >
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The School Supplies You Can't Get at a Store
The School Supplies You Can’t Get at a Store Read More >
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The Age of Adolescence: Risk vs. Potential
“Adolescence is not something just to survive; it is an age of opportunity and a chance to thrive.” A few weeks ago, I attended the American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) 40th Annual Training Institute and was struck by these ... Read More >
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College freshman cope with peer pressure to drink alcohol
College freshmen face many different pressures when entering college: pressure to make friends, to earn good grades and to fit in socially. For most college freshmen, fitting in socially is heavily dependent on how well they learn to navigate the ... Read More >
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Palcohol: Just add water (Coffee, tea, juice, now alcohol)
After a long, exhausting day on the hiking trail, you and a few friends decide to celebrate over a drink at the summit. However, there is one slight problem, the nearest convenience store is 25 miles away and large, bulky ... Read More >
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18 Summers: Why I’m Not Ready for School to Start Quite Yet
18 Summers: Why I’m Not Ready for School to Start Quite Yet Read More >
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What to Talk About When You Talk About High School
The thought of getting a kid ready for high school can make you do crazy things . . . like start a blog. When Erin was getting ready to send her oldest to high school, she was speed-dialing Ellen on ... Read More >
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Laws: The Starting Point, Not the End Goal
Implementation: the process of putting a decision or plan into effect; the realization of an application, policy, idea, or program; execution. As a researcher who spent many years conducting process evaluations and providing technical assistance to programs across the country, ... Read More >
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Just let them talk. And talk often.
Just let them talk. And talk often. Read More >