As
parents, we have only a few years to prepare our
children for a world that requires responsibility
and maturity for survival. That alone can send shivers
down our parental spines. According to Jim Fay,
one of America's top educational consultants, and
Dr. Foster Cline, a trend setting child and adult
psychiatrist, "responsibility is like anything
else - it has to be learned through practice."
Kids learn the best lessons when they are given
a task and allowed to make their own choices - and
even fail - while the cost of failure is still small.
Remember, it's better to total the tricycle than
to total the car.
Parenting
Tips or Solutions are short, one page discussions
of answers to different problems that parents face
raising children. These are based on Jim Fay and
Dr. Cline's philosophy and on their best-selling
book, Parenting with Love and Logic. Below
are links to a few examples and an extensive index
of titles of other problems and solutions. To request
a copy of a particular article, just call our office.
Mention either the articles title, or number and
we will have your copy ready for you when you visit
us.
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Full
series listing with article number:
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Series
I
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Series
II
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Series
III
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Grades
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41
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School
Work
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42
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Anger
vs. Empathy
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43
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Science
of Control
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44
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Computer
with Lifetime Guarantee
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45
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My
Child, the Winner
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46
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Love
is First
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47
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Inflation
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48
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Room
to Grow
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49
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Self-concept
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50
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Allowances
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51
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Teaching
Responsibility
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52
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Time
for Bed
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53
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GettingReady
for School
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54
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Friends
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55
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The
Dinner Table
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56
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Chores
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57
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Fighting
and Bickering
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58
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Reasoning
with Kids
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59
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Setting
Limits
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60
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Arguing
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61
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The
Gift of Struggle
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62
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Parents
vs. Grandparents
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63
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Don't
Shoot the Teacher
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64
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Avoiding
Hassles
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65
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Bossy
Children
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66
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Reducing
Family Stress
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67
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Meaning
Business
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68
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Learning
Life's Lessons
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69
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Who
Owns the Problems
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70
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Series
IV
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Series
V
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Series
VI
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| Getting
Headstart on Control |
71
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| "And
I Mean It!" |
72
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| Giving
Control without Giving it Away |
73
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| Taking
Charge of Chronic Problems |
74
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| "Smart
Mouth" Can be Cured |
75
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| "No"
is Not a Four-letter Word |
76
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| Empathy
Overpowers Anger |
77
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| Ten
Guidelines for Handling Divorce |
78
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| Preparing
Kids for the Teen World |
79
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| Learning
Disorders - No Easy Answers |
80
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Building
Cooperation with School People
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81
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Whining
and Complaining
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82
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"When
Are You Ever Going to Learn To Take Care of
Your Stuff?"
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83
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"Don't
Roll Your Eyes at Me!"
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84
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What's
a Parent For?
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85
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"I
Know It's Your Room, But . . ."
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86
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Don't
Touch
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87
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Swearing
and Bad Language
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88
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Isn't
It Ever OK To Be Angry?
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89
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| TV
and "Mush-Brain" |
90
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Sibling
Rivalry
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91
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Lying
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92
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"I'm
Bored" Routine
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93
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When
Parents Can't Agree on Raising Children
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94
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If
We could Only Raise Kids Instead of Mirrors
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Values:
PassingThem On to Our Children
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96
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The
Shy Child
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97
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Loss
Of a Loved One
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98
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How
to Boss Your Kids Around
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99
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"They're
Calling Me Names"
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100
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Series
VII
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Series
VIII
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Adolescent
Series I
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Getting
Kids to Do as Asked
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101
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Four
Steps to Responsibility
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102
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Gangs
and Cults
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103
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Angry
Kids
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104
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Parental
Get-backs
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105
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One
Parent Playing the Role of Two
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106
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Helicopters,
Drill Sergeants and Consultants
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107
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"Quick
Fix" Attitude
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108
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Stealing
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109
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Parent/TeacherConferences
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110
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| One
Year Plan: A parent's guide to helping children
succeed in school |
111
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| How
to Give Your Kids An Unfair Advantage - Part
I |
112
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| How
to Give Your Kids An Unfair Advantage - Part
2 |
113
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| When
Grandparents Should Act |
114
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| Turning
Bad Decisions into Wisdom |
115
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| Is
Criticism Ever Constructive? |
116
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| Raising
Daredevil Kids |
117
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| "Finish
Your Beets!" Avoiding Struggles Around Food
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118
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| Does
Repeating a Grade Ever Work? |
119
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| Success
with the ADD Child |
120
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| Handling
A Crisis |
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| Party-time
and Your Adolescent |
2
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| Teen
Underachievement |
3
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| When
Our Children Really Think |
4
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| Adolescent
Back-talk |
5
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| When
Substance Abuse Threatens |
6
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| Open
Talk About Sex |
7
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| Talking
About Suicide |
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| Handling
Friends |
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| Five
Secrets for Success With Teens |
10
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Adolescent
Series II
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Adolescent
Series III
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Adolescent
Series IV
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| "But
It Worked for My Dad!" |
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| When
Teens Won't Talk |
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| Mood
Swings-Dr. Jekyl or Mr. Hyde |
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| Trying
on New Hats -Why Teens Rebel |
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| Curfews
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| "Just
Say No" Isn't That Easy |
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| It's
OK to Catch Your Teen Doing Something Right
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| "Is
It Normal for a Parent to Feel This Way |
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| Clothes,
Looks, Friends and Music |
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| "You're
Grounded!" |
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That's
An Option!"
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When
to Seek Professional Help
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Teen
Telephone Use
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Good
Parents Don't Give Warnings
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Reasonable
Expectations for Teens
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25
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Teenage
Transportation
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26
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Social
and Extracurricular Activities
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27
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Things
Teens Don't Like to Hear
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28
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Consistent
Messages Produce Positive Results
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29
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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30
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Teens
and Television
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31
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Avoiding
Control Battles
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32
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"You
Wouldn't Care if I Never Came Home!"
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33
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Life
After High School
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34
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Teen
Pregnancy
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35
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When
Death Hits Close to Home
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36
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The
Masks of Poor Self-Image
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37
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Parent/Student
Stresses
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38
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"That's
Not the Way I Do It!"
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39
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Teenage
Depression
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40
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