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Parents of Valor and Grace

I was stung when a dear friend of mine whom I respect said I was a tiger mother.  Then within the same week a 14 year old friend and successful student, read a paper Sally, age 16, had written.  At …

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Myths and Other Musings About the Teenage Brain

This is Brain Awareness Month and one of the areas that I find of interest as a mother of a 16 year old and professional is the new research and information available about the teenage brain. Myth 1:  By age …

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