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3 Things Your Tween Wishes You Didn’t Do

  I have full faith in you and your parenting, yet I want to share what some tweens I met with wished were different.    1) Taking their phone away every time they mess up.  They feel it’s your...

Keeping Promises in the Time of Conflict

  Your adolescent is angry, and she directs it at you. Before school started last fall, you two agreed that submitting homework on time and holding specific grades in each class would earn her...

The Truth About Failing

  Failure sounds and feels like defeat and disappointment. Something that we didn't want to happen happened. Yet, its value lies in how we respond to it. I attended a concert where the singer kept...

Upgrade Your Summer to Easy

  Finally, we had a normal school year, and our hopes for a glorious summer soared. For it to go well, I recommend having a collaborative mindset and chatting about summer's expectations with the...

Mother’s Day Love to You

  I know you will enjoy the brunches, dinners, accolades, gifts, and flowers that honor you and your motherhood today. You deserve them for your selfless sacrifice and love. It’s lovely for you to...
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12 Things Your Tween Wants You to Know

12 Things Your Tween Wants You to Know By JoAnn Schauf I met with some middle school students who eagerly ...

Eclipsing our Biases

Eclipsing our Biases I love Jake Brigance’s summation to the jury in A Time to Kill. He’s a white attorney ...

Take Care of Each Other

Take Care of Each Other As I write to you, I wish I had the power to replace your sadness ...

Meet the Smartest Kid in Class

Identity: UNKNOWN For the annual history trivia contest, students nominated a representative from each of the six history classes. The ...

Before We Say Goodbye to 2020!

Before I say goodbye to 2020, I’d like to thank it for teaching me that no matter how determined and ...

We Need a Little Christmas!

  We’ve had a year of surprises, learned resilience, and embraced the mindful practice of gratitude. I am eternally grateful ...

Happy Thanksgiving

From my office window, I watch giant leaves painted in fall hues float sideways from the Red Maple tree. One ...

The Year of Perfect Vision

The Year of Perfect Vision Back in the day, as a school counselor, I wrote each student's high school graduation ...

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