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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Dawn Spragg
- Dec 11, 2017
- 1 min
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
- Nov 14, 2017
- 2 min
4 Ways to Help Teens Manage Their I-Lives
In my last post, I wrote about the epidemic of suicide among teenagers. There are probably a lot of causes for this, including increased...
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Dawn Spragg
- Oct 16, 2017
- 2 min
Music for the Ages
I am often told by the teens I see for counseling that music-“my music” is their number one coping tool. My guess would be that many of...
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