Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petten

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What if you had to map out teen milestones? What would it look like? Well, I drew it out for you and gave you the key below: (no offense to those who live in Tampon Bay or Armpit-Hair Circle)
Latin America –  Lazy Attitude
Canada – Cell Phonada
America – Adolescence
Mexico - MakeOut
Colorado River – Clique River
Mississippi River [...]

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Ice breakers are fabulous.  I use them whenever I speak or run groups and find that parents can use them to engage kids and their friends when they have parties pr kids over!
1. Personality Tests
Teens love to get to know themselves and their friends with fun personality tests like this color quiz.
2. Human Bingo
Make a [...]

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I had to do a shout out to all of my homies in Los Angeles…no, I don’t really speak like that.  This weekend I went to have brunch in Beverly Hills and was sitting next to a big table of teens.
After completely eavesdropping on their conversation and checking out their clothing, I decided to conjure [...]

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I am very passionate about encouraging high self-esteem and feelings of self-worth in young people. This post lists the top findings of what actually makes teens feel good about themselves. On March 25, 2008 OTX and the Intelligence Group Teen Topix Survey asked Teens what makes them happy.
81% of teens say they are happy.
1. [...]

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