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I’m a parenting expert and family coach. Our 21st century tweens and teens are so savvy about pop culture, technology and social media, they may believe they’ve got the emotional and interpersonal part of life figured out too. They don’t. Middle and high school kids need their parents to teach them how to be good people who do the right thing, online and off. Because home is where kids learn the most about love, respect, empathy and resilience, you need 21st century parenting advice you can count on.

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Letters from Parents & Teens

Health:
“My friend's daughter is cutting.”

 

Parents:
“How protective is too protective?”

Dear Annie,

My friend's daughter approached me with information that her younger 16 year old sister has been cutting herself. I spoke with the younger sister about her going to see a professional counselor and she only wants to speak with me about it. Can you instruct me in helping her?

Confidante

 

Hey Terra,

My neighbor's 4 year old little girl constantly asks if she can hold my 9 month old son. I always nicely say no which she then responds that our other neighbor, with a son the same age as mine, lets her hold her baby. I'm not comfortable with a child holding an infant so how can I respond to...

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