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As young people grow physically, socially, and emotionally, their interests, needs, and wants change, along with their “requires and desires”—and as a result, their friendships change too! Author and professional...

Improving Attendance, One Trusted Relationship at a Time National data from the U.S. Department of Education shows a continual increase in K-12 chronic absenteeism. This important data must be monitored...

“Bids for Connection” are actions we take to make ourselves accessible and express care, as defined by Dr. John Gottman, a specialist focused on research-based approaches to healthy relationships. These...

Head Up, Hood Down: Can the Young People in Your Care Name a Trusted Adult?  We recently spoke with an educator who expressed concern about a student in her class....

Building Belonging in Youth-Serving SpacesAs we face the daily ups and downs of our lives, we all desire a place where we can be ourselves—where we can be named, known,...

Six years ago, when my son was 10, we walked to the bus stop on the first day of school awash in the usual back-to-school feelings—he was anxious and excited,...