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See the following articles for further information on raising your children through the years, and how to deal with difficult situations.
Facilitating Communication in Families
- Building strong family relationships
- Family communication
- Communication skills for you and your family
Healthy Teens — Ready for Success
- Teen Growth and Development
- Teen Cognitive Development
- Teen Social and Emotional Development
- Adolescent development & behavior
- Self-esteem grows when children live with realistic expectations
- Setting limits
- Making decisions
- Teaching your child to do the right thing
- Boosting emotional IQ
- Steps to building self esteem
- HIV/AIDS: What Parents Need to Know
- Prevention Pays!
- Adolescent development & behavior
- Talking About Rules
- Talking about sexuality
- Raising a non-violent child
- Understanding teens
- Ten tips for parents to help their children avoid teen pregnancy
- Helping your child become a good money manager – (includes a section on teen jobs)
- Choosing a summer camp
Strong Families
- Communication skills for you and your family
- Healthy families & healthy teens
- Building strong family relationships (includes family routines and rituals)
- Enjoying your child
- Family communication
- Stress is gonna get you if you don’t watch out!
- Winning ways to talk with your children
- Family glue: Ideas for year-round family fun
- The tale of family meetings
School Success
- Back to school
- Making the best of the school year
- Better parent-teacher conferences
- How parents can help their kids be successful in school
- Help your child become a great reader
Dealing with Challenges
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