You've noticed something is off. Maybe it's the grades, the withdrawal from friends, the mood that shifts without warning. You want to help, but you're also afraid that bringing up therapy will make your teen feel accused, or shut [...]

Teenage years are a critical period of growth and development, and introducing goal-oriented challenges to adolescents can significantly impact their personal, social, and emotional development. These challenges, when set appropriately, offer teenagers a sense of purpose, motivation, and the [...]

Teaching consent is teaching respect and having control of your body. It’s not just about sex. Understanding and negotiating consent as life skills give children and adolescents ways to understand and respect both their own desires and those of [...]

This year’s theme for sexual assault awareness month is “I ask” to highlight the importance of consent. It’s crucial to ask for consent before engaging in sexual activity. What is Consent?  Consent must be freely given and informed, and [...]

The primary focus right now is taking care of ourselves and family. If you’re worried your child will fall behind during this time, try not to fret. All schools have been closed. Many children are in the same boat [...]

Tips on Managing Screen-Time Technology is currently becoming a huge tool for our kids to learn and interact with friends. We are facing a new normal and can manage screen-time as a family with these tips Be Realistic Come [...]

Here are some habits you can structure into your family’s new normal to help siblings navigate spending more time together at home. Importance of Personal Space Everyone needs down time to just be with themselves. This is practicing self [...]

Teen dating violence awareness month skit put on by teens about the Signs of Teen Dating Violence.  Please watch this video with your young person. I recommend you ask them if they know of anybody who has been treated [...]

FACTS about teen dating violence presented by dosomething.org. I hope this helps you all understand how it can happen to your young person and empowers you to have the hard but important conversations. Elevate is here to help if [...]

February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness month.  Today Elevate is sharing a link to the Power and Control Wheel for Teens.  The wheel was created to show how abusers begin to use power and control in subtle ways [...]