January 8, 2016

Smooth Move

Knowing when it’s time to go razor shopping. While teaching your child to shave may not be one of the most “greeting card moments”you’ll have with […]
January 8, 2016

Healthy Snack Attack

Does it seem like it’s always snack time? Extracurricular eating abounds. Nearly every afterschool activity from drama to scouts to soccer to German club involves some […]
January 8, 2016

Building Character

Peer pressure is one of those things we unfortunately all face. Not just kids—adults are just as likely to find themselves feeling pressure to do things […]
December 18, 2015

Peer Pressure in Elementary School

Teaching young children about peer pressure can be tricky because they haven’t mastered the ability to think abstractly and don’t fully understand that actions can have […]
December 18, 2015

Alcohol and Drugs Magnify Suicide Risk

Parents often ignore teen drinking, dismissing it as a rite of passage, but drinking alcohol puts people of all ages at greater risk for suicide. “As […]
December 18, 2015

Texting and Driving

Texting and Driving: More Deadly than Drunk Driving One of the most dangerous trends today is using digital devices such as cell phones, MP3 players and […]
December 18, 2015

Social Media Pressure

Derek Streeter, dean of Thunderbird High School, says that he meets with close to 40 students a day to discuss behavioral problems that are more often […]
December 18, 2015

Anatomy Of Underage Drinking

An inside look at the sobering reality of kids and alcohol. It’s everywhere—at family birthdays and holiday parties,sporting events and at dinner tables across the country. […]
December 18, 2015

Drug Pressure

Each one of us has experienced it. Peer pressure. That feeling—real or imagined—that you must do what someone else is doing or face the consequences of […]