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Creating Emotionally Safe Conversations With Teens

September 22, 2009

Have you ever had a conversation with your teen that went down the tubes? Of course. We all have. How do we avoid these patterns and create conversations that entice and invite teens to communicate openly and authentically. Our guest Dr. Jack Thaw suggests that parents need to learn how to create emotionally safe conversations. [...]

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Teens and Steroids – Interview with Dr. Peter J. Carek

April 5, 2009
Peter J. Carek

Professor of Family Medicine Peter J. Carek, M.D. talks about teens and steroids.  How big is the problem?  What is the profile of the steroid using teen?  What are the signs and symptoms that parents, coaches, and educators should look for?  Finally, what are the short and long term consequences of teens using steroids.   [...]

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Stressed Out! Senior-itis? Teen Stress Expert Vanessa Van Petten to the Rescue

September 11, 2008

As an author, entrepreneur and life trainer for teens, Vanessa has dedicated her life to helping parents and teenagers mend their relationships. After witnessing many of her friends from high school and college ruin their lives with drugs and alcohol, she learned that most of their anger stemmed from poor relationships with their parents. She [...]

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Alcohol Misuse (Too Much) and Your Brain

August 28, 2008

Recently I sat down with Tim Burns. Tim is an expert on how alcohol misuse (too much) can cause problems with how the brains works. There is a lot noise being made in drug education about this drug causes brain damage or that causes memory loss. Separating fact from fiction is difficult because – well, [...]

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