by Ahriza | Jul 27, 2020 | NMK Blog
In this new video, notMYkid Prevention Specialist Maddy Rose and Public Information Officer Shane Watson discuss seven tips for effective, healthy, and positive communication with youth. One of the most important tools we have in maintaining positive mental and...
by Ahriza | Jul 13, 2020 | NMK Blog
We are living in a pandemic. That fact is nearly impossible to escape. It seems that one can not turn on a TV, listen to the radio, use the internet, or read a magazine without being reminded of the ever-present COVID-19 pandemic. But what about the epidemic...
by Ahriza | Apr 15, 2020 | NMK Blog
In a recent blog, we discussed the challenges of helping teens deal with the stress of the teen years. Those challenges are magnified when going through an unusual and concerning situation such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Another challenge of the teen years, also...
by Ahriza | Mar 16, 2020 | NMK Blog
Teens are stressed. That phrase has been true for many years, perhaps as far back as the beginning of time. The teen years are ones of major challenge and change: physical, mental, emotional, social, and relational, among others. All this is occurring while they lack...