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Helpful, practical advice about many topics

Struggling with a mental health issue? Wanting to better understand what someone you love is going through? The Care to Change team shares what we know, along with plenty of practical, plain-spoken advice. Scroll down to the topic list to find the subject you seek. Have a suggestion for something we haven’t covered? Email it to us.

What effect is technology having on teens?

These days, there’s a lot of chatter about the amount of exposure teens have to technology and its effects on their lives and well-being. It’s easy to get caught up

When your teen won’t talk

Teens frequently seem to operate at extremes. Part of the time, they’re angrily yelling at us, and the rest of the time they disappear into a deep silence and won’t

5 ways to keep kids from tearing apart your marriage

Divide and conquer. Children may not be familiar with that phrase, but they learn the strategy it describes from an early age. If they can drive a wedge between Mom

Nobody understands what you’re going through as parent

Becoming a parent is among life’s greatest joys. It can also provide some of life’s loneliest moments. There’s little training or preparation before we’re handed a tiny human being and

When your child doesn’t want to live any more

Few phrases are as terrifying to a parent’s ears as “I want to kill myself” or “I just want to be dead.” Being a parent involves a long series of

3 ways to build strong kids during tough times

Being a parent is one of life’s most challenging responsibilities at the best of times. When you’re in the middle of multiple crises like those triggered by the pandemic, it

Leader’s lines: What’s killing your kid’s resilience?

I can’t tell you how many times a friend or a client has said, “I’m glad I grew up when I did. I wouldn’t want to be a kid today.”

Tapping into your brain’s own cures

We know God created our bodies as amazingly complex machines capable of handling what we encounter in our daily lives. We also know the best way to keep those machines

The three keys to connecting in marriage

Do you remember a TV show called “The Love Connection”? It was a matchmaking show in which contestants would go on dates to determine whether they were compatible. When you’re

Women: let’s make a pact about friendships

Many people will tell you women are much better at forming and sustaining friendships than men, but I think that’s a myth. Women may place a greater value on friendships,