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How to Raise a Confident Child
Posted by Julia Cook, Boys Town Press Author and Former School Counselor on Jun 8th 2023
As a mom, I wanted to instill confidence in my three
children, but I always feared that if they became overly confident, they would
struggle.
Confidence is an attribute that will serve a child
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Making Friends Is an Art!
Posted by Julia Cook, Boys Town Press Author and Former School Counselor on Feb 24th 2022
Have you ever asked yourself, “How many friends do I
have?” Of course, there are many
different levels of friendship. You have
your “Bestie Super Close” friends
that are a part of your soul,
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Good Things Come to Those Who Wait!
Posted by Julia Cook, Boys Town Press Author and Former School Counselor on Jun 8th 2021
"You need to be more patient!" Six words that I have heard ALL of my life. To me, patience means waiting…and waiting is really hard! Personally, I think that a lack of patience is and always has been
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Broadening Perspectives, Opening Minds
Posted by Julia Cook, Boys Town Press Author and Former School Counselor on Jan 11th 2021
Children are born without bias. As infants, they don’t care
about race, gender, religion (or lack thereof), sexual
orientation or cultural identity. As they grow, any prejudice
they exhibit rega
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Being the "I" in Integrity
Posted by Julia Cook, Boys Town Press Author and Former School Counselor on Nov 3rd 2020
When I was 11, I walked over to the corner store to buy a
soda. I paid with a twenty-dollar bill, and the guy mistakenly gave me back
some ones and a fifty instead of a ten. I ran up to my dad and s
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Conflict to Compromise
Posted by Julia Cook, Boys Town Press Author and Former School Counselor on Mar 18th 2020
Two kids + 1 bottle of bubbles = BIG problem! Sound familiar?I watched from across the driveway as my granddaughters went at it! My first instinct was to go into the house and pull out another
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