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Words as Violence

In his new book, Girls on the Edge, Dr. Leonard Sax offers some advice that is helpful in building resilience in kids, and on pushing back on a disturbing cultural trend. That trend is the growing belief that unkind words…
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Teen Slang Dictionary

Do you ever feel like you don’t understand the language your teens are speaking? CPYU Intern Théodora Dillman has begun compiling a dictionary of teen slang words and phrases to help. The list is by no means exhaustive, but it…
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Listen Before Speaking

All too often I’m the guy who’s described in Proverbs 18, verses two and thirteen. I’m the fool who “finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions” and the shameful fool “who answers before listening.” I’ve…
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