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A Collection of Common Sense Parenting Facebook Lives
Boys Town's Common Sense Parenting® program stands out from the rest because our methods have been proven by research and are based on the successful Boys Town Model®. The Model expresses our core values and provides the foundation for our services by delivering a consistent structure and lasting, positive results.
We want to bring a piece of our Common Sense Parenting program into your home. We regularly host Facebook Lives with a Boys Town expert to talk about everything from communication and school success to discipline and decision-making. Check back often for new episodes. Or
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School
Back to School – A Successful School Year Starts with Preparation
To help ensure a successful school year for your children, it is important to get them prepared.
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Preparing Kids to Launch to College
From move-in, to making friends, to academics and everything in between - we'll share advice on how to help your child thrive in this new stage of life.
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Finishing the School Year Strong and Keeping Kids Motivated
We will discuss strategies to finish the school year strong and how to keep kids motivated as the summer countdown begins.
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The Mid-Year School Slump and How to Re-Engage Your Kids
We are live talking about the mid-year school slump and how to make it to the end of the year. (For both parents and kids.)
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How to Be Prepared for Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences are some of the best opportunities to connect with your child’s teacher. Join us to discuss ideas for getting the most out of them.
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Surviving the End of the School Year
Helping kids survive the stress that may come with the end of the year. How to keep your kids motivated to finish the year strong so they can celebrate this summer!
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Social Skills
Recognizing the Signs of Anxiety and Depression in Children
Learn the signs of anxiety and depression in children, how to recognize them and how to get the help your child might need.
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How to Have the Boyfriend and Girlfriend Talk
Join Boys Town Common Sense Parenting for our Third Thursday live video! We are discussing how to have the boyfriend and girlfriend talk.
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Problem Solving with Boys Town Common Sense Parenting
Join Boys Town Common Sense Parenting expert Bridget Barnes for a discussion on teaching (arguably) the most important social skill is problem solving! From toddlers to teens, this social skill is one every parent must learn to teach and we're here to help.
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The Best Skill You Can Teach – Problem Solving
From toddlers to teens, problem solving is a social skill that every parent needs to teach their children.
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Teaching Children to Deal with Peer Pressure
We're talking on how to help your child deal with peer pressure.
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Teaching Children to Practice Gratitude
Join Boys Town Common Sense Parenting expert Bridget Barnes as she discusses teaching gratitude around the holiday season and beyond.
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Teaching Teens How to Build Healthy Relationships & Friendships
Ways to teach your teen how to develop and maintain healthy relationships and friendships.
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How to Teach Social Skills and Help Your Child Make Friends
Get the 411 on helping your kids make friends from Boys Town Common Sense Parenting expert Bridget Barnes.
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teaching respect
an important skill that must be taught to every child. We’ll talk how to teach it, model it and enforce it.
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showing gratitude
we're talking holidays. Let us help you survive the holidays this year with ideas on how to help your kids show appreciation for what the holidays truly mean.
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facilitating dinnertime conversations
we’re talking the do’s and don’ts of the dinner table. What key ingredients will make your dinner table a place that your kids want to be at?
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Discipline and Tantrums
How to Parent a Picky Child
Tips on how to prevent picky eating, how to reintroduce foods, how to give them choices, when to talk to your pediatrician and more.
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How to Teach Manners and Good Social Etiquette
Tips on how to teach manners from a young age, how practice makes perfect, the reason why it’s important to have good manners, and invest time in your kids.
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Raising a Grateful Child
We are going live with Boys Town Common Sense Parenting expert Bridget Barnes to discuss how to raise a grateful child from a young age, leading by example, how to set expectations and more!
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How to Tame Toddler Tantrums
We're discussing valuable tips, tricks and advice on how to tame toddler tantrums. We also discuss strategies to transition from less yelling in the home to more teaching how and why tantrums are unnecessary.
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How to Effectively Discipline Your Teen
Helping kids connect actions to consequences sets teens up for happy, healthy and successful adulthood.
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What to do about fighting siblings?
Siblings fight and argue – it’s a given. Some do it more subtly, some not so much. Join us to hear ideas on what to do when a fighting sibling gets to be too much.
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Mental Health and Stress Management
How to Prioritize Mental Health as a Family
Boys Town Common Sense Parenting expert Bridget Barnes and Natalie Jensen, Ph.D., LP, BCBA, Psychologist at the Boys Town Center for Behavioral Health during #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. Learn tips on prioritizing mental health in your family during this discussion.
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How to Parent an Anxious Child
We are going live with Boys Town Common Sense Parenting expert Bridget Barnes and Boys Town Press author Julia Cook to discuss strategies for parenting an anxious child.
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How to Support Children's Athletic Performance While Prioritizing Mental Health
Join Boys Town for a live discussion on how to support your child’s athletic endeavors while keeping their mental health a priority. Lindsey Hauser, Psy.D., licensed psychologist at the Boys Town Center for Behavioral Health specializing in sports psychology.
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Prioritizing Mental Health - Children, Parents and Educators
Join Boys Town for a live chat on World Mental Health Day! We'll be joined by three experts from Boys Town's Center for Behavioral Health, Boys Town Common Sense Parenting and Boys Town National Training to talk about ways to prioritize mental health for children, parents and educators.
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How to Create a Safety Plan
Join the Boys Town National Hotline as we walk through the steps to creating a Safety Plan. What is a Safety Plan? It's a brief written list of coping strategies and sources of support. This is an important activity for parents to do with their children during #SuicidePreventionMonth. We'll show you exactly how to do it!
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Mental Health: From Diagnosis to Delivery
Join Kat McGrady, ED.D., LCPC, NCC and Tara Borsh, Psy.D, LP, Director of Boys Town Nevada Behavioral Health Clinic for a discussion on children’s mental health and how the new Boys Town Press Manual Mental Health from Diagnosis to Delivery is helping practitioners reimagine and strengthen treatment plans for children and adolescents.
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Supporting Children's Mental Health During Back-to-School
Learn how to support your child's mental health during this back-to-school season via this Facebook Live with Yon Chong, M.D., MPH, MBA, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Boys Town National Research Hospital.
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How to Navigate Divorce While Keeping Kids at the Focus
We're live with Boys Town Common Sense Parenting expert, Bridget Barnes, talking all about navigating divorce while keeping kids at the focus.
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How to Reduce Parenting Stress
Join Boys Town Parenting as we discuss ways to reduce parenting stress in the new year! We are here to help parents reduce stress levels and bring more peace and calmness into the home.
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Parenting a Child with ADHD
We are talking ADHD and parenting. Initial signs to watch for, how to help a child with ADHD have more success, appropriate discipline and more.
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Bullying, Self-Harm and Suicide
A Discussion on Vaping During Substance Abuse Awareness Month
Boys Town Common Sense Parenting expert Bridget Barnes and Natasha Robinson, Director of the Chemical Use Program at the Boys Town Center for Behavioral Health discuss vaping for April as its substance abuse month.
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How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs and Alcohol: Boys Town Common Sense Parenting
October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, so we're talking with Boys Town Parenting expert Bridget Barnes on substance abuse prevention, peer pressure around substances, experimentation and more.
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Understanding Why Children Self-Injure: Boys Town Common Sense Parenting Third Thursday CSP
Join Boys Town Common Sense Parenting for our September Third Thursday CSP Facebook Live at 3:00 p.m. CST. It's Suicide Prevention Month and we're talking about self-injury, and how Boys Town can help you.
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How to Prevent and Stop Bullying
Cyberbullying has increased in 2021 because we all are spending more time online then anywhere else due to COVID-19.
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Suicide and Self-Injury Prevention with the Boys Town National Hotline
We discussed ways parents can look for signs of suicidal ideation and self-injury, as well as ways to prevent both.
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How to Prevent Children and Teens from Abusing Drugs and Alcohol
We went live with Natasha Robinson, Director of the Chemical Use Program at the Boys Town Center for Behavioral Health.
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How to Talk to Your Children about Suicide
We are live during #SuicidePreventionWeek giving you, the parent, some advice on how to talk to your children about suicide.
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Technology
How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
More free time = more screen time, so it's very important to know strategies for keeping your kids safe online. Learn how to set boundaries for screen time, what apps are safe and unsafe, and more.
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How to break gadget addiction?
It’s easy to let the hours get away from our kids while they spend time in front of these screens. We’ll provide helpful tips and tricks on conversations surrounding screen time, how to control and monitor it, and more.
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Summer-Time and Holidays
Keeping Stress Levels Low During the Holidays
Ways to keep your home low-stress during the holiday season.
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Parenting Resolutions for the New Year
It's a new year and a time for new resolutions. We are talking parenting resolutions and how to make this the year that you actually stick to them.
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