Tips for Writing the College Essay
By Deborah McKew Gretchen studied her list of possible essay topics. She could write about her three months in New Zealand working on organic farms, the gap year she spent…
Teaching Manners
By Rosanna Dude The approaching holiday season is an ideal opportunity to emphasize manners, thoughtfulness, respect and gratitude. This time of year is full of large family get-togethers, gift exchanges…
Lessons from the Cow Barn: Suggestions for Raising Self-Reliant Children
By Dr. Angela Toms “Where’s the manual?” asked one of the moms. She was referring to that much-sought-after parenting manual on raising children. We were in the 4-H dairy barn…
The Teen Brain
Warning: Your Child Is Under Construction By Susan Cowan Morse Dear Mom and Dad, I’m not sure what happened to me while I was sleeping but when I woke up…
Normal Conflict, or Bullying?
By Kris Widmann Relational aggression is a form of bullying that involves the way people use their power in relationships to control others. It is behavior that is meant to…
Teens: Policing Fashion
By Karen Kaliski Just yesterday she was prancing around in her pink gingham jumper with the smocked front. He was so proud of his big boy chinos and polo shirt.…
Teens: Sports Concussions
By Dr. Michael Sparks Ben Bates played football like most 15-year-olds: full on, and with gusto. And, as is sometimes the case in contact sports, Ben has suffered a concussion.…
Feeding Your Teen Machine
By Hope Damon, RD, CDE, LD Teens are spontaneous, fun, hungry, sometimes picky, challenging eaters. They choose what to eat based on peer pressure, school and work schedules, sense of…
EMT Training
A college sophomore learns how to save lives in emergency situations By Jessa Fogel The pagers went off in the office around 11 p.m., a harsh interruption in an otherwise…
Youth Centers: Safe and Substance-Free Fun for Teens
By Rachel Williams The preteen and teen years are a time when young adults want to push boundaries and get time away from parents to socialize with their friends. However…