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#ReachHigher for Red Ribbon Week
Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. Every October, the National Family Partnership—a parent advocacy group that works to prevent drug abuse in kids—names a Red Ribbon Week as a way to … Continue reading
Helping Kids Cope with Stress
By James J. Crist, Ph.D., author of Mad: How to Deal with Your Anger and Get Respect It seems like life gets faster and faster the older we get. We need to do more and more just to keep up. … Continue reading