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Protecting Your Whole Family From Zoonotic Diseases

Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are those that humans and animals share. Learn more about these illnesses, who is at risk, and how to prevent their spread in my Summer 2021 article for HealthyPet.

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How to Cope When Your Pet Plays Favorites

In this article for the Spring 2021 issue of HealthyPet magazine, I talk with Fear Free Happy Homes lead trainer Mikkel Becker and board-certified veterinary behaviorist Dr. Liz Stelow about what is and isn’t normal when it comes to pets preferring one particular person.

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4 Ways Your Drama Kid Can Get Their Theatre Fix

I am pleased to share this latest article on how drama kids can get their theatre fix this summer, as featured in Your Teen Magazine, a leading source of trusted advice for parents raising tweens and teens.

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A hand reaches through a cage of rescue dogs to pet a brown, shorthaired dog wearing an orange ribbon, who blissfully closes its eyes.One Reason You Shouldn’t Get a Pet—and Five Reasons You Should

I am pleased to share this latest article on things to keep in mind when deciding to adopt a pet during this pandemic, as featured in Your Teen Magazine, a leading source of trusted advice for parents raising tweens and teens.

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Now’s the Time for Teens to Learn a New Language

I am pleased to share this latest article on why this summer may be the perfect time for teens to learn new languages, as featured in Your Teen Magazine, a leading source of trusted advice for parents raising tweens and teens. A condensed version is also included in Your Teen Magazine’s second pandemic special digital edition.

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ADHD Homeschooling Tips: Advice for Surviving Virus-Related School Closures

I am pleased to share this latest article on helping kids with ADHD learn from home during school closures, as featured in Your Teen Magazine, a leading source of trusted advice for parents raising tweens and teens. It’s also in the special pandemic digital edition.

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Two young people wearing jeans and sneakers are shown from the knee down.Middle School Romance? Preparing Tweens for a Healthy First Romance

I am pleased to share this latest article on preparing tweens for healthy dating habits, as featured in Your Teen Magazine, a leading source of trusted advice for parents raising tweens and teens.

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Involving Children in Your Pet’s Care: When It’s OK, When It Isn’t, and How to Help Keep Everyone Safe

This service piece for HealthyPet magazine’s Spring 2018 issue helps pet parents determine when to include children in pet care and offers tips for keeping everyone safe with insight from veterinary behaviorists and an expert on the human–animal bond.