Help Your Teen Now

This was SO informative. John Rich with Homeland Security about online child predators and how to keep our kids safe online. It’s long, but it’s worth every second! Give it a listen.

x.com

We wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

One of my favorite documentaries of 9/11. 🇺🇸⛴️🇺🇸🛥️🇺🇸 American’s pulling together.

BOATLIFT - An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience (HD Version) Tom Hanks narrates the epic story of the 9/11 boatlift that evacuated half a million people from the stricken piers and seawalls of Lower Manhattan. Produced...

Words can’t express our gratitude for those who gave their all, a debt none can repay.

Worried your teen isn't acting like him or herself? Could it be anxiety? Here's some signs to watch for and some helpful techniques:

Teenage Anxiety on the Rise - Help Your Teen Now Why is teenage anxiety on the rise? Help Your Teen Now has tips to help teens manage anxiety and learn effective coping techniques. Call for help today!

We are seeing an increase in concern from parents about their kids and the decline of their mental health. Here's a link from the State of Utah with some statistics to educate yourselves and also some parenting helps at the bottom.

socialharms.utah.gov

Parents … talk to your kids about this! It’s not a matter of if our kids will be approached, it’s a matter of when. These va**ng devices are hiding in plain sight.

Va**ng At School ~ What One Principal Wishes Every Parent Knew Dear Parents and Guardians, In my years serving as a school administrator, I’ve sat side-by-side with hundreds of parents and even more students who have come to know the dangers of va**ng. Va**ng at school is on a stark, unsettling rise. In truth, I wish I didn’t have to write this today. I wis...

Such good info, Officer Gomez! Thanks for sharing.

Good tips on speaking to your kids about social media challenges.

How To Talk to Your Child About Dangerous Social Media Challenges What you need to know about TikTok challenges that are injuring children and how to keep your family safe. As we continue to see, social networks are taking the world by storm, but not everything TikTok is cute dance videos or funny skits. Parents need to be aware of the darker

YES!

Come learn with us: http://bit.ly/PPS-Free-Class

After a particularly tough school week with my own kids, this really hit home today. She’s right. Our kids are making history. So much credit is due. ❤️

I’ve lost a year with my kids battling over school and I’m done.

My seven year old and I were in the midst of our usual asynchronous day battle. I had his writing homework in my hand from school. He’d written several full, well-thought-out sentences.

But he won’t do the same for me, at least not without a fight.

I told him he didn’t have to write about his best day like his teacher asked, he could write about his worst. He could write about whatever he wanted as long as he wrote a few sentences.

He said he’d get in trouble. He said he was doing a bad job in first grade. He was on the brink of tears but didn’t know why.

And it hit me.

Instead of getting frustrated and pushing the assignment, I sat down with him at his desk in his superhero bedroom.

I said “you won’t get in trouble and you can’t fail first grade. In fact, you’re kind of a superhero yourself.”

He sat up in his chair just a little and looked at me with disbelief.

I said, “Do you know that no kids in the history of kids have ever had to do what you’re doing right now? No kids in the history of kids have ever had to do school at home, sitting in their bedroom, watching their teacher on a computer. You and your friends are making history.”

A visible weight lifted from his seven year old shoulders, “What does that mean?”

I told him it means I haven’t given him nearly enough credit for rolling with the punches. I told him how proud I am of him and his friends. That kids this year are doing the impossible and they’re doing a really great job.

I apologized for not saying it sooner and more often. A little tear fell down his cheek.

We’ve thanked everyone from healthcare workers to grocery store employees but we haven’t thanked the kids enough for bearing the burden of what we’ve put on their shoulders this year.

We’ve said kids are resilient, and they are. But they are the real superheroes in this whole scenario for having ZERO say in their lives but doing their best to adjust every day.

We closed his school-issued laptop and spent the rest of the day playing. This was supposed to be temporary and here we are a year later still trying to hold our head above water.

This is our home and I won’t turn it into a battle ground anymore over something we can’t control. Something that no longer makes sense.

Hug your little superheroes today and don’t forget to cut them the slack we’ve given everyone else.

Join me in the trenches at Christine Derengowski, Writer !!

🤍

We love this reminder from that experiencing depression and anxiety have nothing to do with how much we love our kids or how capable we are as moms. Depression and anxiety are something we experience, they do not define us. Don't let misperceptions lead you into deeper feelings of shame and guilt.