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The Loneliness of Constant Connection: How Social Media Is Replacing Real Friendships and What We Can Do About It

The Loneliness of Constant Connection: How Social Media Is Replacing Real Friendships and What We Can Do About It

by Finding Solutions Together | Sep 2, 2025 | Friendship, Teens

We live in a world where we can “connect” with hundreds—sometimes thousands—of people at the tap of a screen. Teens can send a meme to a friend in seconds, parents can instantly share a family photo, and teachers can maintain online groups to keep students in touch....
Why Today’s Teens Feel So Much Pressure (And What They Need Instead)

Why Today’s Teens Feel So Much Pressure (And What They Need Instead)

by Finding Solutions Together | Jul 11, 2025 | Parenting, Teens

Why Are Teens So Stressed These Days? If you’re a parent, teacher, or teen yourself, you’ve likely asked this question. From school demands to social media to fear about the future, teens are growing up in a world that feels intense, fast-paced, and unforgiving. Many...
Virtual Self… Real or Not

Virtual Self… Real or Not

by Finding Solutions Together | May 19, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, Family, Friendship, Love & Relationships, Teens

Online Consideration: A Developing Art With the advance of online chat, social media presence and virtual relationships, there seems to be an increase in discussion about the pros and cons our virtual interaction has on health and upon our social lives in general. Are...
No More Grounding Teens Please

No More Grounding Teens Please

by Finding Solutions Together | Apr 29, 2025 | Conflict, Family, Growth & Development, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Self-Care, Teens, Work & Employment

While taking stuff away and grounding children from going out may be common and an easy approach (possibly one our parents used) it is really a “last resort” discipline strategy. When we think of adjusting our children’s thinking to improve emotional...
Growing Pains

Growing Pains

by Finding Solutions Together | Apr 19, 2025 | Children & Adolescence, Crisis, Family, Parenting, Stress, Teens

  Probably the single most challenging issue we face as humans, compared to other mammals, is the length of time it takes us to raise our young. Depending on the area of the globe you live in, this can range anywhere from sixteen to twenty years. In most...
Loneliness, Moving Through a Dark Place

Loneliness, Moving Through a Dark Place

by Finding Solutions Together | Jan 29, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, Depression, Love & Relationships, Sexuality, Teens

I Feel All Alone Sometimes, we find ourselves in a place where we feel we cannot go on. The people in our lives do not seem to be enough, or we aren’t enough? What are we to do in this #dark place? Writing or expressing our emotions artistically can help both...
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