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08/26/2019
First Love, Young Love I met my first love working at a fast food restaurant just after high school. She was caring and a hard worker like me. She was very beautiful and had eyes that smiled all the time... More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - TeensRelationshipsShacking UpShacking-UpTeens
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03/13/2019
Adoption Works As soon as my then 15-year-old daughter asked me what would make her period late, I knew she was pregnant. There was no boyfriend in sight. She had been sneaking out to see a boy she knew wasn't good enough to bring home. More >>

Tags: AdoptionDoing the Right ThingFamily/Relationships - TeensMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingStay-at-Home MomTeen pregnancyTeens
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10/04/2018
Adoption Works As soon as my, then 15-year-old, daughter asked me what would make her period late, I knew she was pregnant. There was no boyfriend in sight. She had been sneaking out to see a boy she knew wasn't good enough to bring home... More >>

Tags: AdoptionDoing the Right ThingFamily/Relationships - TeensMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingStay-at-Home MomTeen pregnancyTeens
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09/20/2018
Teen Mistakes... ...That was exactly the problem. What wouldn't I do? I was part of a huge group of kids that hung out "around". We ran the streets. We'd meet by the church, or by the canal or the back of the park, or just ride our bikes aimlessly looking for our others friends... More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - TeensTeens
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05/11/2018
First Love, Young Love I met my first love working at a fast food restaurant just after high school. She was caring and a hard worker like me. She was very beautiful and had eyes that smiled all the time. More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - TeensRelationshipsShacking UpShacking-UpTeens
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08/26/2013
Say What? Three Tips to Help Parents to Make Communication with Teens Easier Parents desperately want to communicate with their kids. But few know how to get a tight-lipped teen to open up. The result is a dead-end "chat" that leaves both parent and child feeling disconnected... More >>

Tags: AttitudeFamily/Relationships - TeensHealthSelf-esteemTeensValues
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08/20/2013
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk From curfews and cliques to sex and drugs, it gives parents the tools to help their children safely navigate the often stormy years of adolescence. More >>

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08/12/2013
Why I Won't Let My Sixth Grader Have a Cell Phone Should you give your middle schooler a cell phone? Our Kid Focused author weighs in... More >>

Tags: EducationFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildFamily/Relationships - TeensGood Will HuntingKelly CorriganKidsMatt DamonMiddle schoolParentingSmart phoneStay-at-Home MomTED talksTeens
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07/09/2013
Life Without Cell Phones I was listening on a podcast and got a kick out of your reference to parents threatening to take away their teenagers' cell phones. You are absolutely correct that is an empty threat... More >>

Tags: Family/Relationships - TeensParentingTeenagersTeens
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06/18/2013
The Graduation Speech Your Kids Really,Really Need to Hear ..I was sorry to hear that the reality TV star who was to have been your commencement speaker today had to bow out at the last minute. I was delighted, however, when the Trustees called me an hour ago and asked me to fill in. More >>

Tags: BudgetCliff EnnicoEconomyEducationFamily/Relationships - TeensFinancesGraduationStay-at-Home MomSucceedingInYourBusiness.comTeenagersTeensWork from Home
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