7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens--Seek first to understand, then to be understood. The fifth habit in 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is Seek first to understand, then to be understood. "Listen, or thy tongue will make thee deaf." Sometimes it's our tendency to swoop in and try and solve other people's problems before we even understand exactly what the problem is.  Sometimes, we simply don't listen.  We don't…

Teen Anxiety Disorder What is a Teen Anxiety Disorder? Wikipedia defines Anxiety Disorders as a group of disorders characterized by excessive worrying, uneasiness, apprehension and fear about future uncertainties based on either real or imagined events. An Anxiety Disorder exists when the excessive feelings begin to interfere with everyday life such as: school, work or relationships with others. Many Anxiety Disorders start in children and teens. Some anxiety is good.…

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Teen Learning Disabilities What are Teen Learning Disabilities? The Federal Special Education Law, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides the following definition: Specific Learning Disability means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions…