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Life’s a Beach: Inspiring Resolutions: A Not-So-Sweet start to a Healthy New Year

  By Shelley Murphy Last month after reviewing my holiday to-do list and checking it twice, I called my older son living in the Midwest…

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Life’s a Beach: Happy Birthday, Thoughts on Turning 20

By Shelley Murphy Two weeks from today, my youngest son will turn 20 years old. You took your time entering the world, arriving two weeks…

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Life’s a Beach: A Summer of Moving On and Out

By Shelley Murphy This summer started with my older son moving across the country upon his college graduation and my younger son moving home from…

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Wellness & Prevention: Reducing Stress will Increase Children’s Academic Performance

By Susan Parmelee As the new school year sneaks up sooner than usual, it is time to acclimate our children back to their school-year schedule….

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Life’s a Beach: The Trouble with Teens and Late Nights

By Shelley Murphy My youngest son spent the first few weeks of his summer break as predicted. He returned home from his freshman year of…

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Wellness and Prevention: Are Parents ‘Praise Junkies?’

By Susan Parmelee Many articles I read about praising children point out that most parents are “praise junkies.” I have to admit that a quick…

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Life’s a Beach: Summer College Road Trip, a Different Rite of Passage

By Shelley Murphy As June’s commencement speeches and classroom parties conclude, students say goodbye to another school year and hello to summer vacation. My younger…

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Four Kids and a Dog: Dogs Are Great, But They Don’t Belong Everywhere

By Elizabeth Bottiaux One of our family members is a furry, four-legged, rescued friend. My kids love dogs. I grew up with dogs. We are…

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Life’s a Beach: Graduation Leads to an Education, Learning Curve

By Shelley Murphy It’s that time of year—again. With spring break’s festivities finished, college seniors start counting down the days until their greatest celebration yet—graduation….

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Four Kids and a Dog: Mommy Said the F Word

By Elizabeth Bottiaux As it drew closer, the kids started counting down the days until spring break. No homework. No school. No problem. I envisioned…

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Life’s a Beach: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Celebrating Dr. Seuss and Students from Kindergarten to College By Shelley Murphy Each year on March 2, elementary school children across the country celebrate the…

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Four Kids and a Dog: Miserable Mornings

By Elizabeth Bottiaux The last door has slammed. Bickering children, hormonal girls and tears of frustration have piled into Daddy’s truck and are off to…

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Wellness and Prevention: Attention to Teenage Development is Critical to Their Well-Being

By Susan Parmelee I have met with more than one high school student who told me how difficult the social transition to high school was…

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