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Posts by JerryWeichman
Tweens love to try new things, including dangerous, addictive drugs. Would you be able to tell if your kids were sampling drugs - and how would you respond if they were? I'd like to be able to tell you that teens don't use drugs. Unfortunately, that's not true. I wish I could assure you that tween - kids ages 9 to 12 - wouldn't think of using drugs. But I'd be lying. In my practice, I see tweens every...
4/5/2013 7:00:00 AM
It's not easy to be the parent of a teen...forgiving them for a mistake can be harder than it seems. Just when you think you've seen it all, your kid goes and screws up in a way you never even imagined possible. Even though you expected the teenage years to be difficult, you just never imagined...this. While it is completely normal for a teen to make a mistake or two (or many) along the way, I experience...
7/19/2012 12:58:06 PM
By now we know that online bullying can leave a trail of destruction in its wake. It occurs fast and can have long-lasting repercussions. But what about a bully who doesn't just try to tear you down by posting on your Facebook wall or anonymously on Formspring but who also attacks you directly via your cell phone? When friends have a falling out, former besties can turn into bullies. Many times those...
5/17/2012 12:59:12 PM
In case you haven't heard, bullying is a hot topic this school year. It is likely you have already sat through a bullying awareness assembly at school, seen your favorite celeb blog about standing up to bullies, or have read about another tragic teen suicide triggered in part by bullying. And if you haven't been a victim of a bully, I'd be willing to bet you have witnessed some of this drama firsthand....
1/13/2012 11:15:03 AM
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