Why You Need to Prioritize Breaks as an Online Learner
Breaks can increase your productivity, support your mental well-being, and help you integrate new learning.
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Why You Need to Prioritize Breaks as an Online Learner
what exists in you?: a letter about growing ideas
your thoughts about things matter, especially your thoughts about things that make you happy. the world around you might understand you, or it might not, but what’s important is that YOU understand that YOU matter.
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what exists in you?: a letter about growing ideas
The Importance of Having Fun WITH Your Teen
In this midst of all of the worthwhile work you are doing together, it is crucial that you and your teen are also making space for the lighter things in life. In my work with parents, I use a three-pronged focus on self-care, communication, and child-centered action. Each of these elements deserves, in fact, depends on, joy… YOU and your teenager deserve to have fun and to play.
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The Importance of Having Fun WITH Your Teen
6 Ways to Be Successful as an Online Learner
Tina Kruse is an educational psychologist who both teaches undergrads and also coaches students of all ages to reach their learning goals. With academic expertise on student learning and youth…
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6 Ways to Be Successful as an Online Learner
How to Destigmatize Conversation about Mental Health
I hear from so many teens that they not sure how to ask for help, uncertain how their parents or loved ones will respond, and that big or heavy feelings aren't welcome in many spaces they occupy.
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How to Destigmatize Conversation about Mental Health
How to Feel REALLY Ready for College: A Guide for High Schoolers
What seems the most natural and happiest route for you? If college doesn’t align with your future plans, then consider what does. Are you interested in starting an internship immediately after high school or maybe you are ready to begin looking for jobs that you qualify for and feel most interested and skilled in? These are very big decisions that you are making for the first time in your life.
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How to Feel REALLY Ready for College: A Guide for High Schoolers
3 Ways to Honor and Celebrate Yourself
Celebrating yourself is all about slowing down, noticing your experiences, and acknowledging your journey. Keep reading for 3 tips for how (and why) to celebrate yourself!
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3 Ways to Honor and Celebrate Yourself
How to Talk with Your Teenager about Self-Care
There are self-care practices we engage in regularly to help keep our cups full, AND there will be times of intense stress, in which we need specific and sometimes more substantial self-care.
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How to Talk with Your Teenager about Self-Care
4 Ways To Be With Your Grief During Coronavirus
During this pandemic, we are collectively experiencing grief, as we do our best to put one foot in front of the other. This blog is an invitation to name what you are experiencing and to honor your own process.
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4 Ways To Be With Your Grief During Coronavirus
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How to Talk with Teenagers About Routines
Teenagers, especially, need structure to thrive. From developing a healthy relationship with their technology and social media, to getting enough sleep (they need 9 hours on average!), to developing strong study skills or applying to college, to practicing self-care and playing, to building a social life, they have a lot to manage!
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How to Talk with Teenagers About Routines