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According to a study presented in HealthyDay News, “today’s American high school students are far likelier than those in the 1970s to believe they’ll make outstanding spouses, parents and workers.” The research findings, published in the November issue of Psychological Science claim that “self-esteem” movement popular among today’s parents and teachers may have gone too far.” The study’s co-author, Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, states:

Schools across the country are “going green.”  This means that your child is learning how to conserve energy, keep out Earth environment clean and have more by using less.  The focus is not longer just center on “saving the Amazon,” but saving the planet. 

• 2 million pounds of paper
• 14, 000 pounds of cardboard
• 25,000 pounds of aluminum
• 48,300 pounds of plastic beverage containers
• 1650 cellular phones
• 8700 printer cartridges
• 202,090 pounds of mixed recyclables
• 13,648 pounds of food waste

Every year, parents have a tremendous “teachable moment:”  This teachable moment involves voting!  What a privilege we have as parents to encourage our children to participate in the voting process.  Any child who is in school is old enough to begin learning the importance of voting.  This ScottCounseling article will help you, the parent, to consider the following steps that will encourage your child to get involved in our civic responsibility at an early age.

Steps to Voting: get Your Child Involved

1. Begin to teach your child what it means to be a voting American.  Share with your child your feeling. about the importance of voting.  Discuss the election, who involved, what issues are being discuss and how

ScottCounsling answers a reader’s question from Ask a Counselor.

A ScottCounseling member asks:

“Whats everyone doing for safety precautions for Halloween?   Last year my youngest son came down with a massive fever after Halloween. I almost thought about just taking the kids to our church’s fall festival this year instead of door-to-door to prevent that from happening again. I don’t know yet. What’s your advice? Am I over-reacting or just being a concerned mom?”

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I am not a doctor, but I do know that the flu bug has an incubation period that most likely would not have been picked up going door to door.  In fact, statistically your child has as good, if not… Continue Reading

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