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Stress Busters for Kids and Teens

Posted: August 23rd, 2010 by Michele Borba

3 steps to help kids and teens learn healthy ways to handle stress as they start a new school year
Think stress is just for adults? Not these days.
Research finds that between 8 and 10 percent of American children and teens are seriously troubled by stress and symptoms. And stress is also hitting our children at [...]

Helping Kids Manage Anger

Posted: July 27th, 2010 by Michele Borba

Parenting advice to help kids find healthy ways to control intense feelings in today’s stressed-out world
Clenched teeth. Rapid breathing. Red face. Teaching kids a new way to cope with their intense feelings is not easy—especially if they have only practiced aggressive ways of dealing with their frustrations. The good news is that although aggression is [...]

What really makes teens happy? Surprise survey results: We’re at the top!

Posted: July 20th, 2010 by Michele Borba

If you haven’t heard the news this should make you and every other parent smile. (And it’s about time). A seven-month study conducted by MTV and Associated Press interviewed nearly 1,300 young people aged 13 to 24 years old. The results revealed that the majority of teens find the most happiness in their family and [...]