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Summer Volunteering Ideas for Teens

By Natalie Silverstein, MPH, author of Simple Acts: The Busy Teen’s Guide to Making a Difference After a hectic school year, full of academic challenges, extracurricular activities, sports, part-time employment, social pressures, and standardized testing, your teen deserves a break … Continue reading

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How to Help Teens Find Their Passion and Do What They Love

By Rayne Lacko, coauthor of Dream Up Now™: The Teen Journal for Creative Self-Discovery In an uncertain world, being uncertain of yourself can create anxiety. Feeling anxious can mean different things to different teens. It can take the form of … Continue reading

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How to Bring Music Education to Your School District: An Excerpt from Dream Up Now Leadership Tools for Your Life and Your School

Dream Up Now™ is a guided journal that helps teens explore emotions, create art, and envision life’s possibilities. It also has an accompanying digital leadership guide, which includes information to help teens advocate for school music programs, find their passion, … Continue reading

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9 Ways to Help Teens Take Local Action on Global Environmental Issues

This post was originally published March 2, 2017. Adapted from The Teen Guide to Global Action: How to Connect with Others (Near & Far) to Create Social Change by Barbara A. Lewis. Small actions can have a big impact. While … Continue reading

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ADHD and Addictions: What You Need to Know

By James J. Crist, Ph.D., author of What’s the Big Deal About Addictions? While estimates vary, about 5 percent of children and 2.5 percent of adults are thought to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Symptoms can include inattention, distractibility, … Continue reading

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