Young people live up or down to expectations we set for them. They need adults who believe in them unconditionally and hold them to the high expectations of being compassionate, generous, and creative. Competence:When we notice what young people are doing right and give them opportunities to de...
This article examines how teachers can help children and teens sort out their feelings about sexuality by helping them make connections between their studies and their lives. In is inevitable: every teacher is a sexuality educator. But while teacher influences students' sexual learning, few teachers...
What Is Stress? Stressis the uncomfortable feeling you get when you’re worried, scared, angry, frustrated, or overwhelmed. It is caused by emotions, but it also affects your mood and body. Many adults think that teens don’t have stress because they don’t have to work and support a f...
Because they know they can, my teens still come to me tossing around abstracts—like mortgages and how to get a good interest rate—along with tangibles, like how to write a good cover letter or how to obtain renter’s insurance. My teenagers still get the deer in the headlights look th...
What do you buy for a foster child? So here are the things that every foster home needs whether waiting for newborns, toddlers, or teens and anything in between. Home Safety. ... Organization Materials. ... First Aid Kit. ...
A troubled childhood and a harmful home environment are two of the biggest reasons responsible for teens making bad decisions early on in their life.Drug addictions, alcoholism, and criminal activities in young adults can often be traced back to childhood abuse of one kind or another. That is...
There have been over 400 kittens through my home in the 15 years I have been doing this (and yes, I have kept eight of them) and for each sad goodbye, there is generally a new hello as I get to know the next set of fosters. When you take an animal into your home, you know fu...
It is a period of giving thanks. Rebellious teens, hungry from hanging out together, have finished their first helping of turkey, stuffing, and pie. Following the festivities, we manage to steal the secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR… Oh wait, wrong story. ...
teens were out of sight, and I found myself shedding some tears. I was quite surprised at this sudden emotion as I didn’t know any of the young people heading off on their journey. It turned out I was not the only one. Shortly after, the group gathered around to debrief the ...
An added benefit to this annual purging is that I’m more aware of what I now allow in my house. I make better purchases knowing which items will make my life better or bring me joy. I find it easier to live by the mantra, bring something in, take something out. When I recently ...