NEW YEAR, NEW YOU
JANUARY 2, 2020
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO
Have a talk with your teen about boundaries.
KEEPING VIGIL
Setting and adjusting boundaries is an ongoing process throughout life for everyone. For teens, it’s especially important to have clear boundaries, because adolescence is a time of great change, and youth with clear boundaries are happier and safer.
Annual event remembers the people who died on the streets in 2019 P14 Talk to your teen about their current boundaries, whether those are curfews, privileges, etc. Have an open, backand-forth conversation with them about their wants and needs — decisions are more likely to stick that way.
The best way to show your teen you care?
Be there.
DROP THE DMV
Kiosks at Jeffco grocery stores now let you skip the DMV line P12 Your newspaper is made possible by advertisers like this one, who support our efforts to keep you connected to your community!
Jefferson County Communities That Care
LAKEWOOD’S YEAR
BUS CUTS
Some bus routes might vanish under planned RTD reductions P13
City turned 50 and asked the hard questions about future growth P4
DID YOU KNOW INSIDE
New car registrations in Colorado were down 3.4% through November 2019 compared to 2018.
Source: Colorado Auto Dealers Assn. (www.colorado.auto)
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