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Respond More, React Less
Respond More, React Less is, in many ways, the entire ScreamFree message. It’s also an important section in our new online platform, Choose Your Own Adulthood. The platform has editions…
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Train More, Try Less
Give it a shot, but don’t get your hopes up. Go for it, but don’t expect it to work out. This has come to be…
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Choose Your Own Adulthood
The greatest adventure in life is the transition into adulthood. Nothing compares to the newfound freedoms, possibilities, and responsibilities that come with life on your own. As my daughter began that journey…
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Problem, I Welcome You
It’s definitely our animal instinct to avoid problems like the plague. But we’re not merely animals.
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Getting into the “right” college
The world has always been involved in some kind of collective insanity, but one kind seems to be gripping us all: the pressure to…
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What does an adult look like?
Recently I was on a TV talk show, and the conversation led everyone to start singing “I believe the children are our future…” in their best Whitney Houston voices. I did not join in, which made me look…
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Are You and Your Spouse on the Same Page?
When it comes to such critical areas as parenting, finances, or how to deal with extended families, we are all tempted to believe a very damaging lie: If we are to be truly “one,” then we cannot be divided by disagreement. This is…
