Oct
31

Happy Halloween Traditions, Costume Ideas, and The Best Costume on You Tube

written by Mat Edvik

Happy Halloween everyone. In our podcast today we invite Katie into the studio with us to talk about all things Halloween. Haunted houses, family traditions, and costume ideas.
Most importantly we want you to have a fun, safe holiday. Sometimes on Halloween, when you are with your friends and are dressed up as something other than [...]

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Oct
24

How Do I Get My Parents To Trust Me Again?

written by Mat Edvik

Have you ever done something stupid, on the spur of the moment and when your parents found out they were really angry and they lost trust in you?
Have ever wondered what you can do to get their trust back?
In today’s podcast Mat and Summer discuss some ways that you can do just that. WARNING… [...]

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Oct
22

Ugh… This Sucks… I Don’t Want To Do This!

written by Mat Edvik

Last weekend I spent four days as a carney (you know the people that go from town to town setting up a carnival for a few days, you ride a few rides, play a few games, and then they pack it up and move on). The school that I work for puts on a huge [...]

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Oct
19

Queen Bees & Wannabes

written by Mat Edvik

Over the weekend, I saw a quick documentary of the movie, “Mean Girls” and the story behind it.  I have always LOVED this movie because I think it really tries to portray an accurate picture of what life is really like for many teen girls and their relationships with other girls.  I know it isn’t true [...]

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Oct
17

Learning to Apologize and Learning How to Forgive

written by Mat Edvik

Who is going be the next person to make a dumb mistake and need to say they are sorry? Maybe you. Chances are your next mistake is not far away and when we make mistakes and hurt other people the best way to fix things is to apologize.
In this podcast Mat and Summer talk about [...]

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Oct
10

IOU For Being My BFF, LOL: Why Good Friends Are So Important

written by Mat Edvik

Peer relationships are incredibly important in the lives of teenage girls.In this podcast Mat and Summer discuss that principle a little bit more. They share some stories from their lives and give advice to girls who have friends that their parents don’t like.

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Oct
9

A great blog post on sexting

written by Mat Edvik

Here is a link to a great blog post that I came across on sexting and teens. It is called Sexting and Teens: you write it, it’s yours. The author is Sarah Hile and the post covers some of the topics that we covered with Lezlee Bylund in our Cyberbullying and Sexting podcast a few [...]

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Oct
7

2 Tips To Help The Procrastinating Student

written by Mat Edvik

Do any of these sayings sound familiar?

This year I am going to keep up on all of my homework.
This year I am going to stop procrastinating.
I am going to turn in every assignment

It is the middle of the first quarter of school. If you are like me when I was in school, then [...]

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Oct
3

My Friends Unhappiness Is Sucking The Life Out Of Me, What Should I Do?

written by Mat Edvik

Are you responsible for the happiness of your friends? What if you have a friend that is no fun to be around? Mat and Summer answer these questions directly in today’s podcast.
Thanks for listening!

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