teens
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Safety Tips When Leaving Your Child Home Alone
Remember the days when you couldn’t imagine what it would be like to have a moment to yourself, much less actually leaving the house...
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Teens & Tweens: Navigating Difficult Conversations with Your Child
Sex. Drugs. Alcohol. Parties. Friendship. Social media. Do you hear these words and feel a small knot begin to form in your stomach? These...
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Planet Fitness Invites Teens to Work Out Free All Summer
Planet Fitness, a chain of fitness centers, is inviting high schoolers ages 14 to 19 to work out for free at any Planet Fitness...
This Month's Articles
Tweens & Teens: Body Image Issues
In this world of social media, YouTube and streaming services, our tweens and teens are bombarded with images of what society values as beautiful....
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Starting the Conversation: Anti-racism resources for teens
Discussions on racial inequities can be difficult. Many people struggle with these conversations, often having no idea where to start or what to say....
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Your Teen’s First Summer Job
Sue Ellspermann’s first summer job was working in her family’s jewelry store when she was 14.
Ellspermann — who is now the president of...
Online Spotlight
Prepare Your Child for the Real World
Prepare your child for the real world. When kids work during their Second Decade—the critical, formative years between the ages of ten and twenty—they...
Autism
How Autism Went To College With My Son
When graduation rolled around last June, my apprehension skyrocketed with how we were going to make college work for the twins, especially Reagan. Â When...
Things To Do
Indy Parks and Recreation has hundreds of summer job opportunities
Indy Parks and Recreation is now hiring more than 400 seasonal positions including lifeguards, pool managers, day camp counselors, therapeutic camp counselors, and cashiers to...
Things To Do
Free Teen Driving Program Comes to Indianapolis
Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL), the hands-on safety training course for new drivers, is coming to Indianapolis October 24. More than 120 local teens will...