Counseling Connection, Jan. 16


Each week, the counseling department will send out an article, podcast, or video designed to connect you with insights about technology, emotional health, or career pathways related to your teen. 

Click here to learn more about the MJHS counseling team.

18 Tips to Encourage Tween and Teen Reading

I grew up as a mega bookworm. I read constantly, never leaving the house without a book (or three).

And then I started high school, and my available time for reading vanished virtually overnight. Partway through college, I read a novel solely for fun for the first time in what felt like forever, and it was the most glorious feeling – like I had come back to the real me after a long time away.

It wasn’t until I was finished with my undergrad degree that I really started reading for fun again (this is when I started Everyday Reading, back in 2006), and reading has been a constant in my life since.

So when I hear people say that their tweens or teens used to love to read and now barely ever read for fun, I completely empathize, because it’s the same experience I had. 

Click here to learn more about how to encourage your teen to read more.


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