Success – Jackie Brewton

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…

Relationships Success Teens

The Teachable Moment No One Saw Coming (Especially Me)!

Jackie Brewton
July 1, 2019
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Have you ever noticed that sometimes the best teachable moments with your daughter, happen by “accident?” That’s what happened to me last weekend. But with 100 girls attending the Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation’s Girls Who Rule the World (GWRTW)…

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How to Prevent Your Teen from Becoming a Teen Parent

Jackie Brewton
May 5, 2019
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“You better not end up pregnant!” Ever heard that before? Because that pretty much sums up the “sex talk” many girls will ever hear from their parents. While the teen pregnancy rate in the United States is at an all-time…

Parenting Success Teens

One Thing Parents Do That Their Teens Don’t Like

Jackie Brewton
March 24, 2019
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While the college admissions bribery scandal has captured everyone’s attention, you know what it hasn’t done? Captured the surprise of ANYONE who works with youth in education. We see and hear examples of overly-concerned parents swooping in to “save” their…

Success Teens

Have You Ever Had Your Heart Broken…by God?

Jackie Brewton
December 22, 2018
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Be careful what you pray for, because you might just get it! For years, long before I started this work, I prayed and asked God to break my heart with the things that break His heart so I would know…

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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…

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Boundaries: Why It’s Dangerous for Your Daughter Not to Have Them

Jackie Brewton
November 19, 2018
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Boundaries for your daughter are like a guardrail for a speeding car navigating sharp turns up, down and around a treacherous mountain. They’re CRITICAL. Especially when it comes to love, sex, and relationships. I tell students they’ll never outgrow their…

Parenting Teens

Is Your Teen Daughter Stressed Out Because of You?

Jackie Brewton
October 15, 2018
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Many parents contribute to their teen daughters’ stress and don’t even realize it. Are you one of them? If your daughter’s life is overscheduled right now, I’m afraid the answer is “YES!” And that’s what I want to talk about…

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3 Reasons Why Your Teen Daughter is Stressed Out!

Jackie Brewton
October 8, 2018
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As the parent of a teen, there’s a new epidemic you need to be aware of. It’s called S-T-R-E-S-S. And your daughter is NOT immune. According to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America™ Survey conducted in 2013 (link here): …