On Youth and Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petten

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Recently, I have been speaking at corporations and parent groups about the four types of net-gen kids they might encounter in the workplace.  Since, the presentation has been so well received and powerful, I realized that modern parenting is affecting how kids perform and act in the workplace as well as in High School and [...]

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Many of my friends who are starting their own businesses, writing books, making blogs or getting jobs are very concerned with social awareness and giving back.  We are one of the most socially conscious generations and well aware of global warming, the importance of recycling, carbon offsets and our global footprint.
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Recently a few men have been caught popping screens off windows in my community.  Thank goodness a few of the other neighbors saw someone suspicious walking around and called the local security.  This made my mom and I very nervous and I have been wanting to write a post about neighborhood safety again.
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We have all heard of helicopter parenting. You know, the kind of parents that are uber involved in every aspect of their child’s life and sort of buzz and run circles around them as they grow up.
I work with a lot of parents and kids, I hear from a lot of parents and kids, [...]

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