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#NoFilterNeeded for Teens

How Social Media Is Shaping Your Teen’s Body Image (And What You Can Do About It) Teenagers and young adults today have grown up in a world that has no concept of what it means to be “off the grid.”...

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How to Protect Your Teen from Diet Culture Dangers

Protecting teens from “diet culture” is crucial; not just for their immediate wellbeing, but for establishing healthy relationships with food and their bodies to support lifelong physical and mental...

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Talking To Your Teen About Sex

As a parent, it’s crucial to create an open, nonjudgmental space for discussing sex and body autonomy with your teen, ensuring they always feel comfortable coming to you with questions or for...

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Find The Right Level of Care for Adolescents In Need

Adolescent mental health is currently in a mental health crisis in this country and across the world. As much as a decade before the added stress of the pandemic, feelings of persistent sadness and...

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Tricky Topics for Teens

It is often easy for a teen to express that they are angry or sad, but difficult for them to let you know about deeper feelings such as, “I feel alone,” “I feel rejected” or “I feel hurt.” Many...

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Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion in Teens

Would you rather listen? Press play above. Ready to read? Scroll on. The amount of stress and depression among teenagers is alarming. This is due to many factors, including peer pressure, pressure to...

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Eating Disorders and Teens

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, the most common eating disorders are Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder. These eating disorders can have a devastating...

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Recognizing Violence in Teen Dating

February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month With Valentine’s Day approaching, many look forward to sharing a day or evening connecting, romancing, and enjoying their partner or date....

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Boundaries in the Age of Social Media

Set Boundaries with Children For Social Media Are you a parent feeling overwhelmed by all of the social media that your child is consuming? Not sure how to effectively communicate the harms that...

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13 Signs Why Your Teen May Have Anxiety

Anxiety disorders among teens and young adults have been rising for several years. According to recent studies, anxiety disorders affect 25 percent of all teens and 30 percent of teen girls. Anxiety...

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5 Yoga Poses for Teens to Clear their Mind

Quarantine brought its own set of stressors for teens. They had to isolate themselves from their friends, complete all of their schoolwork online, and spend 24/7 with their families. Now the stress...