Scot Hurlburt
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Cool it Daddio!
Kids Count
Those words probably sounded strange to the parents that overheard these words spoken by teenagers in the 50s.
College Graduates Face Tough Times
Kids Count
College graduates with bachelor’s degrees are increasingly either unemployed or underemployed.
Happiness Not Just for High Achievers
Kids Count
Such is a line from a popular song that refrains with “there is life at both ends of that red dirt road.”
Holding On and Letting Go
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It was my daughter’s birthday this week and while she lives in another state, I spoke with her at some length on the telephone.
Role Models and Heroes
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Young children often see their parents as heroes as well as those that act as caretakers or as situational parents such as teachers, daycare providers and so on.
Try to Remember, it’s a kids game
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Sports researchers say that people love sports because people with talent or skills combined with determination and dedication can do very well in sports.
Will this generation sink under college debt?
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According to a recent USA Today report, student loan defaults are at their highest rate since 1998 and appear to be headed even higher going forward.
Schandenfruede?
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Schandenfruede? Schadenfruede is a German word meaning pleasure derived from the misfortune of others.
Must safeguard themselves
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While parents, teachers, youth advocates, clergy, law enforcement and many supporting or focused youth agencies work to protect youth, in the end, teens themselves must be their own greatest protector.
Millennials Ready To Lead
As America’s political divide has widened, with middle-aged eyes mostly reporting on the apparent abyss, new research suggests that the generational biases in those eyes may have arrived at erroneous conclusions.
