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Happy First Day of Fall! โฃ

Happy first day of fall! ๐Ÿ‚โฃ
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Looking for some family activities to do this fall season, while still keeping it fun for your teens? Weโ€™ve got you covered!๐Ÿ‘‡โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ & ๐‚๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ – We know, those types of places might seem a little โ€œlameโ€ or too young for your teensโ€ฆBUT, weโ€™ve yet to meet a teen who didnโ€™t like cider or donuts. ๐Ÿคฃโฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ – Whether going out into the woods or just in the backyard, teaching your kids how to build a tent, roasting hot dogs by the fire, and making sโ€™mores is always a good time! โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ – Football and basketball season is upon us! So go to a major league event, or even a local college or high school game as a fun evening activity! โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ – Take your teen to your old stomping grounds! Showing your kids your old college, high school, or anywhere meaningful to you is a great bonding experience for everyone. โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ – Nobody ever dislikes a good oleโ€™ family movie night! Great excuse to relax as a family, AND, if you wanna get fancy, set up a projector outside and watch the movie out by the fire! ๐Ÿชต๐Ÿ”ฅโฃ
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Parents! Got any other suggestions for some fun family fall activities?! Drop your ideas below! โฌ‡๏ธ

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Talk to Them Tuesdays: Connecting with Your Adolescent. Join us for weekly conversation prompts designed to strengthen your connection with your adolescent! https://fb.watch/i7EKeazAhX/  

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๐๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ? ๐Ÿค”โฃ โฃ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ โ€œ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑโ€ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ. โฃ โฃ Reactive parents yell, scream and hit haphazardly when they have โ€œhad enough.โ€ But this parenting style will backfire on you, because reactive…

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