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These poignant words from a great 20th century philosopher have never been more true: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while...You could miss it!"- Ferris Bueller, 1986 Our lives
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Play Games Together There are so many great options available for really fun gaming experiences together as a family. Classic board games, such as Monopoly, Life, Clue, Risk, etc. have stood the test of time for a
Over the past three to five years, I have seen a dramatic rise in social anxiety struggles as a reason teens are coming to see me in my counseling practice. This social anxiety commonly shows up in
Come mothers and fathersThroughout the landAnd don't criticizeWhat you can't understandYour sons and your daughtersAre beyond your commandYour old road is rapidly agin'Please get out of the new oneIf you can't lend your handFor the times they
The pandemic has lingered on for months and months and months - about a year now, actually! WOW!!! To say it has brought many layers of changes to our everyday lives is an understatement. And things just
BEHOLD! The humble wall calendar. How much has family life has changed since today's parents of teens were teenagers ourselves? Ummmm...TONS! One of the huge changes I've really been noticing lately in my own family is how
A growing "forest" of Boston ferns at my house - all from one single plant transferred from a pot about a year and a half prior to this photo! Never in my years do I recall seeing
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