Useful tips and advice to make parenting easier
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” This sign hangs in my office partly as a motivational statement, but also as a very strong hint to both students and parents alike. Because guess what, parents? It’s OK if life is not always perfect for your children. I know: It’s very difficult to watch […]
Did you know that in North Dakota, nearly 15% of high school students have had their first drink of alcohol by age 13?[1] Did you know that youth who start drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to have a substance abuse disorder later in life?[2] And did you know that 69% of […]
Sports are a great tool to teach young people various lessons. Sports can instill a sense of teamwork and responsibility in youngsters while promoting a physically active lifestyle that can benefit kids into adulthood. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that roughly 30 million children participate in youth sports in the United States […]
