Dawn Spragg
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
Jun 17, 20182 min read
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
Feb 25, 20182 min read
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 18, 20182 min read
4 Tips to Help Teens Connect to Adults
Recently my good friend (and award winning author!) Lela Davidson and I sat down for a conversation about my work with teens, and I...
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Dawn Spragg
Jan 22, 20182 min read
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
Dec 18, 20172 min read
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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Dawn Spragg
Dec 11, 20171 min read
Born to Be Wild
I am so excited to read Jess P. Shatkin's new book, Born to Be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe. Check back...
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Dawn Spragg
Dec 6, 20162 min read
Teenagers are Our Present
She was just 16 years old and standing in front of an audience of 2,500 adults, most of whom were busy checking their emails, texts, or...
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Dawn Spragg
Sep 27, 20162 min read
Take a Knee
My husband, Greg, has always coached youth athletic teams. Even before we were married, he coached boys’ little league teams and served...
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Dawn Spragg
Sep 20, 20162 min read
Parenting Pause #2- Sharing Opinions
Parenting teenagers can be very challenging. They are no longer children and not yet adults. Sometimes we just have to stop, take a deep...
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Dawn Spragg
Aug 21, 20162 min read
Raising Teenagers Without Fear
Our culture tells us to fear the time between childhood and adolescence and adolescence and adulthood. I will admit that it can be...
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Dawn
Dec 28, 20153 min read
An Unconventional Take On Conflict
I think it is interesting that in the same week we have had side-by-side examples of what kind of discipline works well with teenagers...
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