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Insights & Inspiration For Parents and Mentors

Mentoring A Dream’s New Website is Here!

January 2, 2023

Explore the possibilities in 2024

January 1, 2024

Happy 4th of July week!

July 1, 2024

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Diving into Diversity and Inclusion

March 27, 2023

Mental Health Awareness Summary Image

Talk about Mental Health Awareness

June 26, 2023

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Talk about Peer Pressure

September 25, 2023

Ibram X Kendi - featured Author

Ibram X. Kendi – Featured Author for diversity

January 23, 2023

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Nikki Giovanni and her Diversity story

February 20, 2023

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Through writing, Maya Angelou Tells her story

March 20, 2023

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Michael McCreary Tells his story with Comedy

April 17, 2023

Featured Author, Gayle Forman

Gayle Forman, an author for teen issues

May 15, 2023

Featured Author Travis Sackett

Travis Sackett tells his story through writing

June 19, 2023

Featured Author - Laurie Halse Anderson

Laurie Halse Anderson – author of tough subjects

July 17, 2023

Featured Author - Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult – author of sensitive subjects

August 14, 2023

Featured Author - Rosalind Wiseman

Rosalind Wiseman talks about teens

September 18, 2023

Selma P. Verde Writes About both sides of Bullying

October 16, 2023

William Kent Krueger focuses on Native Americans in novels

November 20, 2023

Kevin Alan Milne writes about giving back

December 18, 2023

Inspiring Stories about Homeless Teens

January 22, 2024

Stories about Addiction – Clean by Amy Reed

March 18, 2024

Book Resource – Smile & Succeed for Teens by Kirt Manecke

August 19, 2024

Teen Challenge – How to deal with being a target of a bully

October 10, 2022

Teen Challenge – Teen Cliques and Bullying

October 31, 2022

Teen Challenge – Teen Homelessness

November 14, 2022

Teen Challenge – Finding a Mentor for your teen

December 12, 2022

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What is Diversity and Inclusion?

January 16, 2023

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What Sparked the Diversity Discussion?

February 13, 2023

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Diverse Women in Key Roles in our country

March 13, 2023

Understanding and Accepting Autism

Understanding and Accepting Autism

April 10, 2023

The Recovery Village - Teen Mental Health

Talk about Teen Mental Health

May 8, 2023

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Teen Homelessness and Addiction

June 12, 2023

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Resisting Peer Pressure with Good Choices

July 10, 2023

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What about Giving into Peer Pressure?

August 7, 2023

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How do teen cliques create peer pressure?

September 11, 2023

How to deal with being a target of a bully

October 9, 2023

Those who are Standing up to bullying

October 30, 2023

Respecting the Native American Heritage

November 13, 2023

Teen Challenge - Giving Back to others

What does it mean to give back to others?

December 11, 2023

Question – Why are there Homeless Teens?

January 15, 2024

Understanding Diversity and Inclusion

February 12, 2024

How Teen Challenges Create Addiction

March 11, 2024

Diversity and Inclusion: Not Just a Racial Issue

July 15, 2024

Teens and Technology – Making Good Choices

August 12, 2024

Let’s Talk About School Bus Safety

September 15, 2024

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What about Giving into Peer Pressure?

April 14, 2025

Let’s talk about the one who bullies?

October 13, 2025

Let’s Talk About – Hunger and Homelessness

November 24, 2025

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Featuring the Respect Diversity Foundation

January 30, 2023

YMCA and Black History Month

The YMCA and Black History Month

February 27, 2023

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Autismworks, an Autism Resource

April 24, 2023

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NAMI – A Resource for Teen Mental Health

May 22, 2023

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VeryWellHealth helps explain peer pressure

July 24, 2023

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Center for Parent and Teen Communication

August 21, 2023

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Peer Pressure and your teen’s attention to it

August 28, 2023

Stop Bullying with Boys Town

October 23, 2023

SAMHSA – A resource for understanding bullying

November 27, 2023

Covenant House provides for Homeless Teens

January 29, 2024

The Green Book – A Travel Manager

February 26, 2024

The Recovery Village helps with Addiction Recovery

March 25, 2024

Resources for Positive Youth Development

July 28, 2024

Let’s Talk About Resources for Bullying

October 27, 2025

Let’s Talk About a Teen Resource – Covenant House

November 10, 2025

Sharon’s Monthly News for January 2024

January 8, 2024

Sharon’s Monthly News for February 2024

February 5, 2024

Sharon’s Monthly News for March 2024

March 4, 2024

Sharon’s Monthly News for April 2024

April 1, 2024

Sharon’s Monthly News – May 2024

May 6, 2024

Sharon’s Monthly News – June 2024

June 3, 2024

Sharon’s Monthly News for July 2024

July 8, 2024

Sharon’s Monthly News – August 2024

August 5, 2024

Sharon’s Monthly News – September 2024

September 9, 2024

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

January’s Monthly News from Selma

January 9, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

March’s Monthly News from Selma

March 6, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

April’s Monthly News from Selma

April 3, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

May’s Monthly News from Selma

May 1, 2023

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Selma’s writing novels: Where it all began

May 29, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

Selma’s Monthly News – June 2023

June 5, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

Selma’s Monthly News – July 2023

July 3, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

Selma’s Monthly News – August 2023

July 31, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

Selma’s Monthly News – September 2023

September 4, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

Selma’s Monthly News – October 2023

October 2, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

Selma’s Monthly News – November 2023

November 6, 2023

Selma's Monthly News featured on MAD

Selma’s Monthly News – December 2023

December 4, 2023