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Boys Town Family-Teachers Awarded at National Conference | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Boys-Town-Family-Teachers-Awarded-at-National-Conference.aspx | Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips |
Boys Town Family-Teachers Awarded at National Conference | Recently, Boys Town Family-Teachers Kyle and Jodi Skartvedt were awarded the Lonnie and Elaine Phillips Distinguished Practitioner Award at the 2019 Teaching Family Association Conference. | October 31st, 2019 | Boys Town | Recently, Boys Town Family-Teachers Kyle and Jodi Skartvedt were awarded the Lonnie and Elaine Phillips Distinguished Practitioner Award at the 2019 Teaching Family Association Conference. | Boys Town Model;#Family Home Program;#Quality Care;#Residential Care;#Saving Children;#Troubled Youth;#Village of Boys Town;# | Boys Town Contributor |
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Adolescent Brain and Social Media | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Adolescent-Brain-and-Social-Media.aspx | Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips |
Adolescent Brain and Social Media | Adolescence is a developmental stage where peer support and approval are critical. Most teenagers are engrossed in what their peers think, what their peers are doing, and how their peers perceive them. | October 18th, 2019 | Parenting Advice | Adolescence is a developmental stage where peer support and approval are critical. Most teenagers are engrossed in what their peers think, what their peers are doing, and how their peers perceive them. | Behavior;#Mental Health;#social media;#Understanding Behavior;# | Linda Phosaly, Ph.D., Post-Doc Clinical Psychology Fellow, Boys Town Behavioral Health Center |
| Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips | Commentary: What is lawnmower parenting? It's well-intentioned, but it's not helping your kids. | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/What-is-lawnmower-parenting.aspx | Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips | Commentary: What is lawnmower parenting? It's well-intentioned, but it's not helping your kids. | By definition, a lawnmower parent is someone who is willing to “mow down” any obstacles their children face so they never actually have to encounter any type of adversity. | October 7, 2019 | Parenting Advice | By definition, a lawnmower parent is someone who is willing to “mow down” any obstacles their children face so they never actually have to encounter any type of adversity. | Parent-Child Relationships;#Parenting Skills;#Understanding Behavior;# | Pat Thomas, Crisis Counselor, Boys Town National Hotline |
| Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips | Striving to Fix a Flawed Justice System that Prosecutes Children as Adults | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Striving-to-Fix-a-Flawed-Justice-System-that-Prosecutes-Children-as-Adults.aspx | Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips | Striving to Fix a Flawed Justice System that Prosecutes Children as Adults | October is National Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), and Boys Town is observing and supporting this event by continuing our advocacy efforts for children who are unfairly charged as adults in the criminal justice system. | October 1, 2019 | Boys Town | October is National Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), and Boys Town is observing and supporting this event by continuing our advocacy efforts for children who are unfairly charged as adults in the criminal justice system. | Child Development;#Father Boes;#Kids and Teens in Crisis;#Residential Care;#Saving Children;#Understanding Behavior;#Village of Boys Town;#Youth Stories;# | Father Steven E. Boes President and National Executive Director, Boys Town |
| Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips | Boys Town Inspires Teen to Share Her Voice and Become Foster Care Advocate | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/bt-inspires-teen-to-become-foster-care-advocate.aspx | Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips | Boys Town Inspires Teen to Share Her Voice and Become Foster Care Advocate | Cherish Nunnally was born addicted to heroin. The state of California took her from her parents shortly after her birth and she spent 19 years in the foster care system | September 19, 2019 | Boys Town | Cherish Nunnally was born addicted to heroin. The state of California took her from her parents shortly after her birth and she spent 19 years in the foster care system | Kids and Teens in Crisis;#Saving Children;#Teens;#Troubled Youth;# | Boys Town Contributor |
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Future Social Workers Gain Real-World Experience through Tyson Internship at Boys Town Iowa | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Future-Social-Workers-Gain-Real-World-Experience-through-Tyson-Internship-at-Boys-Town-Iowa.aspx | Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips |
Future Social Workers Gain Real-World Experience through Tyson Internship at Boys Town Iowa | Tyson Foods and Boys Town Iowa teamed up this summer to help inspire and prepare the next generation of social workers. | September 16th, 2019 | Boys Town | Tyson Foods and Boys Town Iowa teamed up this summer to help inspire and prepare the next generation of social workers. | College;#Village of Boys Town;# | Boys Town Contributor |
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From Father Flanagan to the Boys Town Education Model: 100 Years of Boys Town Schools and Teaching Philosophy | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/100-years-of-bt-schools-and-teaching-philosophy.aspx | Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips |
From Father Flanagan to the Boys Town Education Model: 100 Years of Boys Town Schools and Teaching Philosophy | In 1919, Boys Town opened its first organized school for the boys in its care. The boys had been receiving some level of educational instruction si... | September 17, 2019 | Boys Town | In 1919, Boys Town opened its first organized school for the boys in its care. The boys had been receiving some level of educational instruction si... | Boys Town History;#Boys Town Model;#Father Flanagan;#Family Home Program;#School;# | Boys Town Contributor |
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Back-to-School Event Prepares Students, Parents for the New School Year | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Back-to-School-Event-Prepares-Students-Parents-for-the-New-School-Year.aspx | Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips |
Back-to-School Event Prepares Students, Parents for the New School Year | Hundreds of students and parents got a jump on the upcoming school year by attending Boys Town Nevada’s Back-to-School Event. | September 3rd, 2019 | Boys Town | Hundreds of students and parents got a jump on the upcoming school year by attending Boys Town Nevada’s Back-to-School Event. | Back-to-School;#Healing Families;# | Boys Town Contributor |
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Adoption Brings Happy Ending to Girl's Search for Forever Family | | https://www.boystown.org/blog/Pages/Adoption-Brings-Happy-Ending-to-Girls-Search-for-Forever-Family.aspx | Boys Town: Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips |
Adoption Brings Happy Ending to Girl's Search for Forever Family | Persian was an 11-year-old girl who desperately wanted a family of her own. | August 30th, 2019 | Boys Town | Persian was an 11-year-old girl who desperately wanted a family of her own. | Family;#Family Home Program;#Saving Children;#Youth Stories;# | Boys Town Contributor |
