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Parenting Pointers: Helping Our Teens

Motherhood Moments

A shocking new report by the CDC confirms what many parents already suspected: Teenage girls are in crisis. A 2021 survey of more than 17,000 high school students found that 30 percent of the girls had considered suicide—a rate that’s double that of boys and almost 60 percent higher than ten years ago.

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Movie Minute: A Bag of Marbles

Motherhood Moments

Paris, 1941: Joseph and Maurice are the sons of Roman, the local barber. His parents, however, realize that escape may be their only chance of survival, so they send the boys on their own into the “free zone” of Vichy France.

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Book Nook: Books for Kids with Autism

Motherhood Moments

Lori Leigh Yarborough, a physical therapist, authored this book for her second son Nathan, who was diagnosed on the autism spectrum with Asperger's. A closing note from authors Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer provides caretakers and parents with suggestions for coping with autism. This Is Me! I am who I'm meant to be!:

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Book Nook: The Good Slope

Motherhood Moments

At a time when some writers tend to grouse about raising children, Rau revels in her good fortune and the day-to-day: teaching her younger son how to read using “Garfield” comic books; encouraging her older son to design his grandmother’s gravestone; observing the motley crew of boys who patronize “the yellow house” (Rau’s) for years.

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Q&A | frugal mental health, “why did you get a cat”?, and phones for kids

The Frugal Girl

A reader wrote me an email telling me about some family troubles, including the story of her son leaving an abusive marriage, with his little daughter in tow. My almost 12 year old son needs a phone, as I broke his. I’ve realized that I need to have better control (parental control) over what he’s doing on the phone.

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Keeping Your Kids Safe Online

Saving Cents With Sense

As a parent, it can be so scary and overwhelming! That is why I really appreciate the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) creating the Cyber Safe Site to help teens and parents find answers. Under each section, there are tips for parents, links to further resources, and my favorite – discussion cards.

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Financial Lessons for Kids that Actually Worked

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With so many things that we parents have to teach our children, from using the potty to being a good and decent citizen, it’s no wonder that financial lessons sometimes get pushed aside in favor of more immediate needs in raising our kids. But, even so, we did manage to raise our sons to be financially capable adults.

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