Dawn Spragg
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
- 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
- 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 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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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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Dawn Spragg
- Aug 5, 2018
- 2 min
Adolescence & Brain Development: The Struggle To Fit In
For the past two months, I have been exploring some of the effects that normal brain development has on adolescent behavior. In today’s...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jul 25, 2018
- 2 min
Adolescence & Brain Development: Why Your Teenager Is Still Sleeping
This summer I am exploring some of the effects that the adolescent brain has on adolescent behaviour, and today I wanted to look at what...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jul 1, 2018
- 2 min
Adolescence and Brain Development: You're Stressing Me Out
Over the next few weeks, I will continue exploring different aspects of adolescent development, and the ways in which these effect...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jun 17, 2018
- 2 min
Adolescence and Brain Development: Responding to Reward
So much has been written -and read!- about the development of very young children, as if once we've got our kids sleeping and eating...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jun 17, 2018
- 2 min
Speak the Behaviour
It’s so easy to remind teenagers about what they are NOT doing and to tell them why they are not doing it. They don't respect their...
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Dawn Spragg
- Mar 19, 2018
- 2 min
Self Harm and Teens
March is Self Harm Awareness Month. What do parents need to know about self harm? First, it's not uncommon. An estimated 13-23% percent...
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Dawn Spragg
- Feb 25, 2018
- 2 min
4 Tips to Help Adults Connect to Teens
Last week, I posted advice for teens on how to better connect to the adults in their lives, excerpted from an interview I did with my...
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Dawn Spragg
- Feb 4, 2018
- 2 min
Born to Be Wild Review
As promised, I want to share my reaction to Jess Shatkin’s book, Born to Be Wild. I can honestly say that this is a wonderful read, but a...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jan 22, 2018
- 2 min
Using Our Kindest Voice
Recently, one of my clients shared a piece of writing with me that describes herself and she has allowed me to share it with you now. On...
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Dawn Spragg
- Jan 7, 2018
- 2 min
Five Questions
I frequently use videos in my practice to encourage teens to talk about themselves, to explore their feelings, and to help them identify...
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Dawn Spragg
- Dec 18, 2017
- 2 min
My Favorite Books: Untangled
While I am reading Born to Be Wild, I wanted to share with you one of my all time favorite books about teens: Untangled: Guiding Teenage...
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