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Back to School Self-Esteem Check Up
New clothes⦠check.rnSchool supplies⦠check. rnNew shoes⦠check. Itâs that time again! Some kids are nervous, others are excited and just about every parent is ecstatic because it feels so good to get back to a schedule, have some alone time and above all know where your kids are, that they are safe and hopefully they are learning. Lots of preparation goes into gearing up for a new school year. Athletes are required to have a physical check up before playing any sport
August 31, 2009
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Be True To Yourself: Save The Mask For Halloween
With Halloween just around the corner, it got me thinking about masks â not in the costume sense, but rather in the way we hide our true selves from others.nnWhen we were little, wearing masks was all about playing make believe and pretending to be someone else just for fun. But as we get older and the pressure to fit in gets bigger, we may wear a mask to try and get others to like us or accept us into the group. Before long, we get so good at fooling others that eventually
October 24, 2007
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Everybodyâs Doing It⦠Why Not Middle Schoolers?
Birds do it, bees do itnEven educated fleas do itâ¦nnBut Middle Schoolers? Say it isnât so. nnWhen songwriter Cole Porter penned his memorable lyrics in 1928 he was talking about "falling in love" not âmaking love.â Apparently peer pressure was a factor even back then as the song implies, everyone is âdoing itâ so why shouldnât we do it too. nnFast forward eighty years and peer pressure, although still a factor, isnât the only pressure on todayâs teens and tw
October 24, 2007
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âHow to Make This Your Best Year Yetâ
Remember that lame assignment they always gave you at the start of every school year? âHow I Spent My Summer Vacationâ tolled the official end of summer and started every year off heading in the wrong direction. Just like you canât drive forward while looking in the rear-view mirror, you canât get ready for a brand new year by starting it off looking backwards. Summer is over â itâs time to look ahead. Spend some time thinking about how you want this school year t
August 13, 2007
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