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		<title>Your Child Needs Your Wisdom&#8211;Share It!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I’m with someone, a friend or family member, or even a stranger, I try to imagine what their experience of being alive in the world is like, based on their situation, experience, values, knowledge, skills, etc. I even do this with our cats. It’s my way of exercising empathy. Doing this exercise with a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dr. Alan Nelson Teaches Kids to Be Leaders</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even though I graduated from West Point, served 20 years in the U.S. Army, and retired as a lieutenant colonel, from age 16 I&#8217;ve always considered myself to be a writer. And since I co-founded what has become Grow Strong Leaders in 1987, I&#8217;ve published over a dozen books and several hundred articles. Ten years [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>3 Keys to a Harmonious Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 16:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Once again, I&#8217;m delighted to feature a guest post from Elisabeth Stitt, author of Parenting as a Second Language and esteemed parent coach. Elisabeth is the founder of Joyful Parenting Coaching, which specializes in helping parents understand and communicate effectively with their teens. In this article, she explains how the saying, &#8220;structure will set you [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jane Parent: 4 High School Parenting Mistakes I Made</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For several years now I&#8217;ve promoted Your Teen online magazine on my website. If you&#8217;re like me, Your Teen has become your trusted resource for parenting teens and tweens. Jane Parent, senior editor, is one of my favorite authors, and she generously agreed to share her most recent article in this guest post&#8230; It’s been almost a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Elisabeth Stitt Encourages Clarity, Connection, and Consistency</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 23:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Helping an adolescent child grow up to be a happy, successful, and independent adult has never been easy. Try doing it without a spouse. Or both parents having to work a full-time job. Or the disturbing influences of rapidly innovating technology with its shiny objects that distract kids from everything of value. In times like [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nurturing Your Teenager&#8217;s Brain Development</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s happening as an adolescent child matures toward adulthood is complicated, so it&#8217;s important to know what&#8217;s going on. But when parents are given insightful information, their first question is: What should I do about it? In this post I share a guest article from Patrick Bailey, a freelance writer who focuses mainly on topics [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Teen Nutrition &#8211; Healthy Choices Start at Home</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 18:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This guest post comes from Paige Johnson, who advises on weightlifting and strength training. . . . . . . . The nutrition habits your teens develop now will impact their future health. Here are a few quick tips for instilling the values of a healthy body and mind. Let them have a hand in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How to Monitor Your Child&#8217;s Smartphone Use</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Smartphones are an amazing window into a world of countless marvels and dangers. Since kids have a lot to learn, giving a child a smartphone needs to be done with exquisite care. In this guest post, Scott Reddler (father of three and author of an infographic about smartphone monitoring) describes a common-sense approach to monitoring a child&#8217;s smartphone use.  [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Our Teen Daughter Learned to Manage Money</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 22:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Money matters can get complicated. Buying what you need and want while living within your means. Purchasing the right amount of insurance. Investing wisely and saving for your child&#8217;s college education. Minimizing debt and maintaining a strong credit rating. Protecting yourself from scams. Today, many young adults leave home without knowing how to manage their [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sexualization in Children’s TV Shows</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2017 21:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When it comes to sex education, parents need to learn more about how our culture sexualizes their kids. This guest post, which addresses this &#8220;blind spot,&#8221; comes from Elizabeth McDade-Montez, Ph.D. a Senior Research Associate at etr.org (Education, Training, and Research), who has studied the influence of media on children and adolescents. She can be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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