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Dawn Spragg, MS, LPC 
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    New Year-New Parenting Goals: Resisting Reality Checks
    Dawn Spragg
    • Jan 4
    • 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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    How many micros equal a macro?
    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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    Teen Anxiety
    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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    Flattening a New Curve: The Emotional Battle Raging Behind COVID-19
    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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    Into the Wilderness
    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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    Down and Out in NWA
    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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    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
    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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    Standing Up to Bullies
    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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    Suicide Risk Factors
    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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    Teen Anxiety
    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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    Adolescents and Risk Taking
    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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    The Mythical Lazy Teen
    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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    Teens Are Selfish. True or False?
    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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    Sleeping in Seattle
    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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    So You Want Your Teen to Be Happy
    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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    The Best Way to Right A Wrong
    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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    Take A Stand Against Bullying
    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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    What Wasn't Said
    Dawn Spragg
    • Sep 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    What Wasn't Said

    As National Suicide Prevention Month comes to a close, I wanted to share this beautiful poem with you. It was written by a teenager who...
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    Building Connection
    Dawn Spragg
    • Sep 16, 2018
    • 1 min

    Building Connection

    This month is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is a growing problem in the United States, no less so among teens than among...
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    Preventing Suicide
    Dawn Spragg
    • Sep 9, 2018
    • 1 min

    Preventing Suicide

    In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month, I wanted to share with you the National Alliance of Mental Health’s tips on...
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