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Birds & Bees Connection

Birds & Bees Connection

Parent-child courses that celebrate the transition between childhood and adolescence.

Video: Stress & Early-Onset Puberty

February 9, 2018 By Leslie Dixon Leave a Comment

Stress and Early Onset Puberty

Did you know that STRESS is one of the three major contributors to the alarming rise in early-onset puberty? Nurse Leslie will fill you in in this short video.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: early onset puberty, Leslie Dixon, stress

Guest Post: High School Counselor Irene Yu on How to Destress

January 18, 2018 By Leslie Dixon Leave a Comment

Irene Yu Destress

It’s a brand new year and for many an opportunity to begin a fresh start. New resolutions are made and many are challenging themselves to make self-improvements whether it be to eat healthier, lose weight, etc. However, after a long holiday break students may return to school with anxiety and stress. Trying to keep up […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: anxiety, Irene Yu, school anxiety, stress, student anxiety

Break the “Stressor Ceiling” in 2018

January 9, 2018 By Leslie Dixon Leave a Comment

family intentions 2018

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” ~ Audre Lorde It’s January 1st. You turn on the television, and what do you see? Commercial after commercial about losing weight and getting fit. Either you sign up for a food program, fitness video or throw your hands up and say, “What’s the use!?” It’s […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: family stress, new year's resolutions, parent stress, self-care, stress

The New Puberty, Part One: How to Navigate Early Development in Today’s Girls

February 1, 2017 By Leslie Dixon Leave a Comment

New Puberty

For years I’ve noticed the onset of puberty happening earlier and earlier. Parents have asked me why, and I’ve shared what I knew, always adding that further research needed to be done. The New Puberty, by Louise Greenspan, MD, and Julianna Deardorff, Ph.D., offers exactly that– a wealth of well-researched information for parents to help […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: absent father, childhood obesity, early onset puberty, environment, Julianna Deerdorff, Leslie Dixon, Louise Greenspan, new puberty, stress

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