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Have you ever wondered Why Your Kid Wears Shorts in Winter While you freeze in cold weather? The answer is that they have a secret weapon. Read below. https://www.nytimes.com//03/parenting/kids-babies-cold.html

Please join us virtually Wed, Feb 10 @ 7pm for Marijuana: Lessons Learned and the Impact on Youth This virtual webinar will examine the impact of marijuana on communities from the effect on youth use to drugged driving to complex concerns surrounding social justice issues. Learn the lessons learned from legalized states and the overall impact on our young people and public health at large. You need to pre-register to get the link: https://www.know2prevent.org/2020-2021-speaker-series

Great parent Ed program on Wednesday. Please register and join us.

We are all struggling in this pandemic. Teens are struggling silently. Take note and learn how to notice. "The kids that we are seeing now in the emergency department are really at the stage of maybe even having tried or attempted or have a detailed plan," says Dr. Vera Feuer, director of pediatric emergency psychiatry at Cohen Children's Medical Center of Northwell Health in New York. "And we're admitting to the hospital more kids than usual because of how unwell they are." She has seen a slight increase in 10-to-11-year-olds attempting, but the majority of kids she sees are teenagers.

Is your teen just a teen or are they depressed? Read below.