Almost a century ago, the Lebanese American poet Kahlil Gibran wrote: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. (The Prophet, 1923) Gibran’s words capture perhaps […]
After Yarly Raygoza attended a drug prevention program at the Boys & Girls Club in Westminster, Calif., last year, she used what she learned to talk a few friends out of using marijuana. The 14-year-old took the class again this year but worries that counseling her friends will become more difficult. Recreational marijuana is now […]
Our series on Teen and Technology continues this week from information shared by Jessica Wong, Hazelden Community Outreach Director, at a community seminar held in September. Set up new phones and devices for safety. Activate all parental controls on all devices and install additional parental control software and applications as needed. Educate yourself on the school […]
Our series on Teen and Technology continues this week from information shared by Jessica Wong, Hazelden Community Outreach Director, at a community seminar held in September. Get your own account on any medium they are using. For example: Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter. Following each other is non-negotiable. But do not over comment on your son or […]
Jessica Wong, Community Outreach Director at Hazelden, recently spoke to community members in our area about Teens and Technology in a presentation called “Warp Speed”. Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing some of her tips for raising healthy teens on technology! The safety of your children trumps their privacy. If you’re searching their […]
Two Minnesota doctors on the front lines of the opioid epidemic describe the telltale warning signs of addition to prescription painkillers. The latest numbers are sobering: On average, 91 people a day die from an opioid-related overdose, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Minnesota is far from immune to the pain […]