7 months ago
Kids, Teens & Family (10 posts found)
Summer Planning for ADHD Children
Using (A Little Bit of) Summertime to Make the Next School Year Better
“My child has struggled in school all year. We’ve tried working with him, but it didn’t help. During the school year, with work schedules and the kid’s after-school activities, there is ne...
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Celebrity Role Models?
Think about Miley Cyrus. Most parents dislike her values, morals and what she represents, while some applaud her creativity and decision to be herself. Love her or love to hate her, it’s impossible to escape the “wrecking ball” that is Miley Cyrus, due to the ...
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Engineering Like a Girl
Once a little girl with big dreams, now on point to becoming a future engineer; who would’ve thought that simply trying something new would lead to many life-changing experiences for which I am forever grateful? Growing up, I always had a desire to build thing...
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Teen Privacy: Where to Draw the Line
Teenage years are some of the most awkward times of anyone’s life. The struggle for independence can cause division between parent and child. It is important to remember that working through intense intellectual and emotional development while undergoing treme...
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Is Your Child Intelligent, Yet Struggling?
“Both our son and our daughter are very intelligent, yet, somehow they struggle in school. It has been suggested that they may have ADHD. How can that be?”
People who are close to individuals with ADHD will not find this question surprising at all. However, p...
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Putting Students at the Center of Learning
“Teach your children well” said Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Musical references aside, modern education has long treated students as vessels to be filled with the knowledge and skills deemed fit by both national and regional governing entities and their requireme...
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Food Allergy Breakthrough
Food allergies in kids can have devastating consequences, but as parents, what can you do? Other than closely monitor what they eat while with you and hope they don’t accidentally ingest the food on their own, there are not many other ways to prevent it. But, ...
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Success: Meeting Goals with Your Kids
I remember thinking I was going to be a rockstar. I was going to perform on big stages, see my face on the cover of popular magazines and hear my songs on the radio. Nothing was going to stop me from being famous. While that may seem like an impossible dream t...
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Remarkable Local Teens
Success is achieved through hard work and dedication. It takes passion, perseverance and heart. In today’s society, true success may be a difficult road, but the journey is challenged and embraced by many young, extraordinary students.
WestCoast Magazine wi...
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