For all the gamers out there, today is National Video Game Day! Video games have gotten a bad rep in the last few years. Video Game addiction has just been added to as a mental health issue. This is something that parents should be aware of and monitor. However, the pros of playing video games […]
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Son started his new part-time job today. His first job was as a Lifeguard when he was 15. He was only making about $7.50 an hour. Also, his work ethic needed help. We talked and decided that he would get another job after his Eagle Scout project had been executed. In March, Cebastian’s Eagle Scout
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Son will be a Senior in high school after the summer. Last week he got his second part-time job (his first job was as a lifeguard but he wanted to make more money so decided to apply to other jobs where he could work throughout the year). He would have gotten a job sooner but
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Son will be graduating from high school in 2020, and we started the college search. When he was a sophomore, I had a serious discussion with him on what he wanted to do when he graduated. He was not the best student, so I was not sure if going to college right away makes sense.
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My two proudest moments were giving birth to my children. There have been tough times. My son went through a bout of depression when he was in middle school, and my daughter was an out-of-control teenager for a couple of years. However, even with those trying times, the good times outweigh them. All the fantastic
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Our family decided that we needed to start going to family therapy. Communication and respect is something that has been a constant struggle since my daughter started high school, so it was time to get outside help. We found a fantastic therapist from a referral, and we had our second session yesterday. During the meeting,
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