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		<description><![CDATA[The adolescent years are full of change, and those changes can be hard to manage for the teen and for his/her parents. But there are some changes that are more than just the normal teen angst. &#8216;Troubled teen&#8217; is a term used for a youth that is displaying a number of negative behaviors that could [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=middleearthnj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8507723&amp;post=442&amp;subd=middleearthnj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peer pressure is a normal part of life. Right or wrong, humans tend to compare themselves to each other and pressure kicks in. Sometimes that pressure can be good, such as trying to get straight A’s like Judy, and sometimes that pressure can be bad, such as trying to be as “cool” as Tim when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=middleearthnj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8507723&amp;post=440&amp;subd=middleearthnj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost everyone agrees that teens should receive some sort of sexual education. The problem lies in who should do the teaching, when, and what information they should share. Because there’s such confusion on what the right message is, and because there’s awkwardness around discussing sex, many parents would prefer to just leave the sex education [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=middleearthnj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8507723&amp;post=438&amp;subd=middleearthnj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Latest in Anger Management for Teens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does it sometimes seem like your teen woke up angry? Does your teen lose their temper quickly? These flare-ups can be caused by: hormones, which can cause mood swings and confused emotions; stress, because people under pressure are more likely to become angry; personality, because some people feel emotions more intensely or act impulsively; or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=middleearthnj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8507723&amp;post=435&amp;subd=middleearthnj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holidays can be a merry time… or not. For teens who have suffered a loss this year – whether it is a death, divorce, parent losing a job, or other significant change – the holidays can actually heighten those feelings of sadness, perhaps because we feel we are “supposed” to be happy at this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=middleearthnj.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8507723&amp;post=432&amp;subd=middleearthnj&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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