Transition From Childhood To Adulthood

Parents! ๐Ÿ‘‹ We know that raising a teen can be very difficult. One of the reasons this can challenging is theyโ€™re in transitional phase. Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood. Though they are not adults just yet if we begin to interact with them and engage with them as such well save ourselves…

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5 Things You Can Do Over The Holiday Break

Parents, as the holiday season is winding down there is still time to spend intentional time with our kids. We encourage you to spend time with your family, and not just small talk, but true quality time.โฃ โฃ โฃHere is a list of 5 things you can do over the holiday break that won’t cost…

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Proactive vs. Reactive Parenting?๐Ÿค”โฃ

๐๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ? ๐Ÿค”โฃ โฃ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ โ€œ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑโ€ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ. โฃ โฃ Reactive parents yell, scream and hit haphazardly when they have โ€œhad enough.โ€ But this parenting style will backfire on you, because reactive parents always feel fed up with their childโ€™s behavior. Instead…

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Annual Staff Holiday Appreciation Dinner! ๐Ÿ˜‰

We hope you had a great holiday weekend! Maybe even as much fun as we had with our staff at our Annual Staff Holiday Appreciation Dinner! ๐Ÿ˜‰ We had food, dancing, laughter, great company, and even chair massages. We love spoiling and showing appreciation for our Yunion family! ๐Ÿ’™ Here are some highlights of our…

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Over Protective Parents

We are continuing our โ€œ๐˜–๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ดโ€ series! Weโ€™ve been getting lots of questions on what to do as an overprotective parent, so, here are a few tips to help you out! ๐Ÿ‘โฃ โฃ 1๏ธโƒฃ. ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ. Talk to other parents in your circle or community whose parenting style you admire. But remember, thereโ€™s…

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6 Signs You May Be An Overprotective Parent!

Yesterday, we talked about the effects of being an overprotective parent. We received several comments wanting to know what an overprotective parent looks like, so ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ” ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!๐Ÿ‘‡โฃ โฃ 1๏ธโƒฃ. ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด – If youโ€™re making decisions for your teen without allowing them to think through the…

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How Being Overprotective Effects Your Adolescent

Parents! ๐Ÿ‘‹ We understand you seek to shelter your children from physical, mental, and emotional pain. You want to ensure that your kids are successful, so you might cushion the path or soften the blows of everyday life.โฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐˜‰๐˜œ๐˜›, the problem with that is often times overprotective parents can have tunnel vision. Whether itโ€™s…

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โ€œTwitchโ€

With the recent and tragic situation of DJ Stephen โ€œtwitchโ€ Boss, we want to encourage you to check in with your families, friends, and yourselves. Parents, children, men and women – please donโ€™t suffer in silence. And to our fathers, sons, and brothers: instead of โ€œmanning upโ€, we need to open up. You never need…

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5 Tips To Help You Build A Stronger Relationship With Your Teen!

Itโ€™s time for a #ParentingTipTuesday! ๐Ÿ’กโฃ โฃ One of the most important things you can do as a parent, is build and maintain a positive relationship with your child. Teens feel strong relationship bonds when they see their parents not only love them – but also like them!โฃ โฃ ๐’๐จ, ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ“ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ…

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