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'hood Magazine: April 2023

Mar 28, 2023 ● By The Hood Magazine

Our new education issue is here!

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5 Mental Health Questions with a Sioux Falls School Counselor

Jan 18, 2023 ● By The Hood Magazine

Your questions answered by Patti Lake-Torbert, Senior Coordinator of Student Support Services at the Sioux Falls School District

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New Issue: January/February 2023

Jan 03, 2023 ● By The Hood Magazine

Read our new issue, because mental health matters.

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Keep those New Drivers safer with the Hum+ a Tech Tip from CellOnly

Mar 21, 2022 ● By The Hood Magazine

Any teen parent knows the mix of excitement and fear that happens when their child finally gets their drivers license. Parents can have more peace of mind with Hum+ from Verizon, available at CellOnly.

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Mental Health and Suicide in Teens: One Mom's Journey

Jan 01, 2022 ● By Angela Drake

A local mom shares her daughter’s struggles with mental health and suicide.

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Their First Job: What you should know

Sep 28, 2021 ● By The Hood Magazine

A few things to consider when your teen is on the job hunt.

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Get the Facts about Concussions

Aug 25, 2021 ● By Sanford Health

All concussions are serious and can happen to any athlete. If your child has a concussion and continues to play, they risk missing an entire season instead of a game or two. Learn how to spot a concussion and what to do if your child has one.

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Changes to Teen Permit Laws May Change Your Summer Plans

Jun 28, 2021 ● By The Hood Magazine

New law aims to help teens be safer drivers with more education, training, and guidance. Motor vehicle crashes are the number one killer of teens per the CDC, but with the right education and parental guidance, you can help your teen be a safer driver.

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'Hood's Top Picks for Easter Events

Mar 31, 2021 ● By Olivia Ver Steeg

Here's some fun ideas for you and your family for Easter!

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Keeping Kids Safe from Brain Injuries

Feb 25, 2021 ● By By: Megan Johnke, OTD, OTR/L, LifeScape Director of Therapy

Plan ahead and prevent childhood injuries with these tips.

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Teens, Screens, and the Eyes

Jan 24, 2021 ● By Dr. Ashley Gentrup, Visions Eye Care + Vision Therapy Center

With most everyone using computers and digital technology more than ever, it is important to understand that our eyes are not designed to be focused on a digital screen for hours at a time. This is difficult to navigate in the teenage years as so much of your teen’s schoolwork and social connections are tied to electronic devices.

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Psychosocial Development and Your Teen

Dec 05, 2020 ● By Southeastern Directions for Life

Erik Erikson was a psychologist who was best known for his theory of psychosocial development and believed that personality developed in a series of stages. Erikson’s theory maintains that a person passes through eight developmental stages throughout their lifespan that build upon each other. At each stage, the individual faces a crisis. By resolving the crisis, the person develops strengths or traits that help them become confident and healthy individuals. If they fail to deal effectively with these conflicts, they may not develop the essential skills needed for a strong sense of self.

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Holiday Ideas for the Tweens and Teens

Nov 05, 2020 ● By Scheels

As your children get older, buying gifts for them becomes more and more difficult. You can never go wrong with a gift card to a teen or tween’s favorite store, but what about finding a gift to have wrapped for them under the tree?

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Working From Home & Schooling From Home

Sep 28, 2020 ● By Shelly Gaddis, The Hood Magazine

Working from home can be a challenging adjustment for many parents. Schooling from home can be a challenging adjustment for many parents. However, doing both at the same time can prove to be an incredibly difficult task...even for the best multi-taskers! Thousands of families across our region have decided to take this route for the 2020-2021 school year and we asked families to show us some photos of the workspaces that they have created for their students and for themselves.

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Virtual Learning for a Local Sioux Falls Family

Sep 14, 2020 ● By Shelly Gaddis

For a variety of reasons, thousands of families in the Sioux Empire have chosen to keep their children home this year and choose this alternate method of learning. Here is one family's journey.

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Real Talk: College Visit Basics from Sioux Empire Moms

Aug 07, 2020 ● By The Hood Magazine

The thought of sending your child away to college can bring mixed emotions for any parent. On one hand, you are so proud of the person they have become and want to watch them spread their wings and soar! But on the other hand, you want to make sure they are well taken care of and have all of the tools they need to succeed. Here is some advice from local parents.

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Meet Hood Magazine's July Inspiring Teen: Grace Kissner

Aug 07, 2020 ● By The Hood Magazine

Find out how Grace is inspiring to us all!

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Teen Tips from Sioux Falls Local Moms!

Aug 07, 2020 ● By The Hood Magazine

We asked some local parents about their best advice for parenting teens and you don’t want to miss their great answers! It’s no wonder we have such an amazing community of kids...their parents have some amazing ways of loving them through the hardest years of their life. Check them all out here!

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Teens & Communiciation

Aug 07, 2020 ● By Melanie VanderPol-Bailey, LCSW-PIP, River Counseling Services at Sioux Falls Psychological Services

Sponsored Content Many of us have sent a text message to someone that is physically in the same home. Maybe their bedroom is on another level, or maybe your teenager’s cell phone has assumed more authority than you. Whatever the case may be, it has become normal to avoid talking face-to-face with others.

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Creative Teen Parenting

Aug 06, 2020 ● By The Hood Magazine

Parenting teens is NO JOKE! While parenting teenagers has some very specific and difficult challenges that are presented, I can honestly say that the teenage years are my favorite years of parenting! I’m beginning to believe that the teenage years are our reward for all of the sleepless nights and stress that the younger years put us through.

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