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The 3 Questions You Need to Ask Your Teen Daughter

Jackie Brewton
October 21, 2019
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The more you can engage your teen daughter in open and honest conversation about what's going on in her life—the good, the bad, and the ugly, the smoother her journey towards adulthood will be. The key to accomplishing this? Asking…

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How to Help Your Daughter NOT Have Sex, According to Teens

Jackie Brewton
August 30, 2019
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As adults, we have a tendency to come up with solutions WE think will address the issue of teenagers making bad choices. But I decided to survey teens to see what THEY believe the solutions are. Below are some of the most…

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What NOT to Do When Talking to Your Daughter About Sex

Jackie Brewton
August 25, 2019
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It’s not easy being a parent today. Your daughter is inundated with so many competing voices trying to influence her decision-making, you can’t help but wonder if yours is being drowned out. I certainly empathize with the countless number of…

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Three Easy Ways to Boost Your Daughter’s Success This School Year

Jackie Brewton
August 11, 2019
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If your daughter is like most teens after a long, leisurely summer break, it takes a little while to get back into the #Back2School flow. Waking up early… Having a full schedule, including extracurricular activities… Doing homework… Studying for tests……

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The Secret Every Parent of a Teen Needs to Know

Jackie Brewton
July 22, 2019
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How would you feel if you and your teen daughter were so close that she called you six or seven times a day? While vending at a conference last week, I met a father whose daughters do just that. He…

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Mom at 13 Years Old: How it Changed Her Life!

Jackie Brewton
May 24, 2019
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Becoming a teen mom at 13 years old is a rude-awakening for any girl. And that was certainly the case for the young lady I spent two hours getting to know by listening to her story leading up to and…

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Part 2—My Advice to a Girl with Boy Problems and Parent Drama

Jackie Brewton
February 8, 2019
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Welcome back for part two of the Q & A post where I shared a conversation I had with a young lady who reached out to me depressed about her relationship with her boyfriend. After digging a little further, I…

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My Advice to a Girl with Boy Troubles and Parent Drama—Part 1

Jackie Brewton
February 3, 2019
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When teen girls reach out to me seeking relationship advice, it sometimes feels like pulling a loose string on a knit sweater. The more questions I ask, the more their issues unravel. And I realize that the relationship is merely…

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2018 in Review: A Year of Many Firsts!

Jackie Brewton
January 19, 2019
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Happy Belated New Year! I hope your 2019 is off to a great start. So far so good for me as I slowly but surely get caught up with life in Atlanta. If you follow me on Facebook, you may…

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Thankful that Teens Do Get It and So Do You!

Jackie Brewton
November 20, 2018
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As we approach the day that we celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S., I’d like to share with you a few of the things that I’m thankful for. For starters, I’m thankful for that which is so easy to take for…