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Parenting Pointers: Helping Our Teens

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For example: “How did you feel when your friends were out together Friday night while you were at home with family?” Their responses hold the capacity to inform and surprise and even deeply delight.” When parents tell teens about their own struggles with substance misuse, for example, it can be incredibly powerful.

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TV Time - AppleTV+ Winter/Spring 2023 Lineup

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Stillwater" - New Shorts - Premiere Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Prior to the launch of the enchanting new season of “Stillwater,” based on the award-winning and bestselling Scholastic book Zen Shorts by Jon J Muth, Apple TV+ will premiere three all-new shorts on platform and made available for non-subscribers on Scholastic’s YouTube.

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Parenting Pointers - What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children on Social Media

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For example, the non-profit Wait Until 8 th urges parents to wait until children are in the eighth grade before giving them a smartphone. Help them check their privacy settings so their information is not public. There is no “right” age recommendation for this. But Magee and other experts recommend holding off as long as possible.

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