Dawn Spragg
Rethinking the Past
You have seen the posts, the articles, the quotes. "Don't Live in the Past". “The past is behind you". "Don’t look in the rearview...
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Dawn Spragg
- Feb 2
- 2 min
New Year-New Word
2023 is a recovery year. The last three years have been incredibly challenging. Along with all the demands and challenges of a pandemic,...
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Dawn Spragg
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
Tale of Two Tables
Written and posted Oct. 2017 “We have a lot of tables at the three different Teen Action and Support Center locations. Almost every room...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
New Year-New Parenting Goals: Resisting Reality Checks
When I was in the 6th grade my English teacher, Ms. Cole, told me I was going to be an author. I don't remember what prompted this but...
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Dawn Spragg
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
How many micros equal a macro?
Perceived Micro Rejections A few weeks ago while listening to Brene’ Brown’s Dare to Lead podcast, her guest, Priya Parker, the author of...
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Dawn Spragg
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
Teen Anxiety
The words were hard for the 13 year old client sitting across from me in the counseling room. “I want to go but I can’t” she said in...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jun 4, 2020
- 2 min
Flattening a New Curve: The Emotional Battle Raging Behind COVID-19
Twice last week I had a teenager sit down in the counseling room and burst into tears in the first sixty seconds of their session. One of...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jan 6, 2020
- 2 min
Into the Wilderness
Teens are often lumped together with children when we talk about their health care needs, but in reality they are -and should be- a whole di
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Dawn Spragg
- Dec 8, 2019
- 3 min
Down and Out in NWA
When I meet with new clients, I always take a few minutes to have them fill out a registration form. It doesn't require anything fancy,...
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Dawn Spragg
- Nov 10, 2019
- 4 min
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Whether teens are dating or not, it's a good idea to talk to them about what a healthy relationship looks like.
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Dawn Spragg
- Oct 6, 2019
- 2 min
Standing Up to Bullies
Recently a friend shared that her son had witnessed a classmate being mercilessly teased by another student. Although she said he...
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Dawn Spragg
- Sep 8, 2019
- 1 min
Suicide Risk Factors
Suicide among teens within the United States were at a record high level in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control. There are...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jul 22, 2019
- 2 min
Teen Anxiety
The words were hard for the 13 year old client sitting across from me in the counseling room. “I want to go but I can’t” she said in...
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Dawn Spragg
- May 28, 2019
- 3 min
Adolescents and Risk Taking
Recently I've been exploring wide-spread and enduring beliefs about teenagers. This month I was thinking about how we as a society often...
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Dawn Spragg
- Apr 10, 2019
- 3 min
The Mythical Lazy Teen
Recently I've been exploring the myths we tell ourselves about teenagers. Last month, I discussed why we perceive teens as selfish; this...
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Dawn Spragg
- Mar 6, 2019
- 3 min
Teens Are Selfish. True or False?
I love working with teens. I love their optimism, and their energy and their resiliency. I love their way of looking at the world and...
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Dawn Spragg
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
Sleeping in Seattle
This summer I wrote a post about how the delayed released of melatonin effects the sleep patterns of teenagers, and why this means all...
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Dawn Spragg
- Nov 18, 2018
- 2 min
So You Want Your Teen to Be Happy
With Thanksgiving this week, I've been thinking a lot about gratitude. Gratitude can act as a bond between people. If someone has been...
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Dawn Spragg
- Oct 21, 2018
- 2 min
The Best Way to Right A Wrong
Bullying is one of the most common discipline problems in our public schools. In the past year, 1 in 5 high school students reported...
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Dawn Spragg
- Oct 7, 2018
- 1 min
Take A Stand Against Bullying
The CDC's latest Youth Risk Surveillance found that Arkansas was number one in the percentage of teenagers who were bullied on school...
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