Parenting
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Successful Kids Have Parents Who Do This One Thing, According to Career Expert
Suzy Welch works in management auditing and as an author and CNBC commentator, but she’s also a mom, and she has some amazing advice regarding what parents can do to help their kids have fulfilling lives. "That's a tough question," Welch told CNBC Make It. "And I can really only answer with what wor...
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The Secret to Raising a Child Who Isn't Materialistic
You always hear about the prevalence of materialism in modern society. It’s a thing and we all know about it.But with so many differing opinions and a seemingly contrasting movement in the millenial generation, it might appear that we’re becoming less materialistic.However, a recent study shows the ...
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Here's What It's Really Like Being a Single Mom in 2019
Fact: there are approximately 13.7 million single parents in the US today, collectively responsible for raising 22.4 million children. Of these single parents, 80.4% are mothers. And in Canada, 81.3% of children aged 0 to 14 in single‑parent families live with their mother.As many single parents who...
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How to Motivate a Teenager And Teach Them To Motivate Themselves
Teenagers can be tough to parent. On the one hand, your child still very much needs you, perhaps more than ever, as they navigate this in-between time before adulthood. (Particularly when faced with peer pressure, budding independence and the ability to make more of their own decisions.) On the othe...
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16 Tips for Self-Care During Summer Travel—for You and Your Kids
Summer is upon us, and in many cases, travel is back in full-force.I myself have plans to take a jaunt across the Atlantic for a meditation retreat in Italy, and one thing’s for sure: I’m going to be prepared. Of course, being prepared for a trip means something different to everyone. To my mom, it ...
6 min readThese 3 Habits Heavily Influence Your Child's Brain Development
If you’re a parent, you know how important the early years of your child’s life are.It’s during those years that you have the opportunity to make a lasting -- even permanent -- impact on their life. Most notably, the development of that big brain of theirs.There are a lot of factors at play when it ...
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Study Shows That Happy Childhood Memories Could Be Key To Better Health in Later Life
How do you achieve a long and healthy life? Cut down the calories and up the exercise, sure. And you needed to give up the cigarettes (and limit the booze too) years ago.But what if our health in later life is also affected by our happiness when we’re a child? That’s the finding of new research publ...
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Positive Thinking for Kids: Positive Affirmations and Boosting Self Esteem
There's no denying the power of positive thinking. Saying positive affirmations out loud has been linked with tangible mental health benefits such as improving concentration on your goals, shifting negative thought patterns into positive ones and even boosting self-confidence.But positive affirmatio...
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Serena Williams Revealed a Terrifying Issue with Her Baby - And Every Mom Needs to Hear It
Serena Williams is one of, or possibly even the most brilliant athlete of our time, yet there is one game she hasn’t completely mastered. To be fair, motherhood is not a sport; it’s a transformative experience that will test you on a daily basis, even if you think you possess the proper techniques, ...
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How Homeschooling Helps Social Anxiety - And Choosing the Best Programs for Your Kids
To homeschool or not to homeschool? When schools across the nation shut down in the wake of the pandemic, some parentings struggled to balance work and educating their kids, finding that their kids simply couldn’t learn from a screen at home. School was the best choice for them. On the other hand, o...
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Couple Hears Cats Fighting Outside - But What They Find in a Blanket Is Something Completely Different
The road to parenthood isn't the same for everyone. Some people become parents by conceiving naturally, via surrogacy or adoption, or by becoming step-parents. As for others? Well, they find parenthood on the side of a literal road.The Unusual Road That Led a Florida Couple to ParenthoodLast January...
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How I Became an Adult While Raising a Child
Life as a parent can be a truly humbling experience; I assumed I arrived in adulthood long before giving birth to my daughter at 36 years old. However, this was wishful thinking. The past few years as a parent revealed numerous fault lines in my lifestyle that needed attention. Without the mirror of...
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Make Conversations Count: How to Connect With Your Kids
Do you find yourself unable to chat with your kids? Are your conversations merely brief exchanges about food, routines and activities? In a wired world, parents often find that it’s hard to compete with gadgets. Have gaming, phones and computers taken over your home? Is everyone in a different room ...
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Mentally Strong Kids Have Parents Who Do These 3 Things
We spend a lot of time talking about the importance of physical strength-building exercise for kids. But rarely do we invest as much time talking about mental exercises. That’s unfortunate, because mental strength is the key to reaching your greatest potential. After all, what does it matter if your...
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5 Life Lessons from Your Mother that You Can Happily Forget
Your Mother doesn't always know best. Good lessons, just like the times, they are a-changing. It's not even her fault. The rules your mother lived by were necessary when she was growing up. Or perhaps they weren't necessary, but they were the norm, so she did what was expected of her. But many of th...
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Happy Children Have Parents Who Do These 5 Things
As a parent, I know that my child’s happiness depends largely on me.And that’s great, because if anyone’s able and willing to do the necessary things to make our children happy, it’s us.The only problem is, those things aren't exactly clear.As parents, what should our focus be? What qualities should...
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The Happiest Kids Get This Amount of Screen Time a Day, According to New Study
We tag, recommend, up-vote, like and live-stream every part of our lives. And teenagers are doing it more than anybody. Problem is, all that screen time is making them miserable. According to a new study conducted on 1 million teenagers in the U.S. over the course of 25 years, the more teens increas...
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Rick Moranis: From Rising Hollywood Actor To Stay-At-Home-Dad
Rick Moranis may seem unfamiliar to some, but for many, he was a comedic genius who gave life to unforgettable characters in the '80s and '90s.You may remember him as the nerdy accountant in Ghostbusters, the mad inventor in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids -- or even as the scheming caveman in The Flintsto...
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What I Have Learned from Conversations With My Child
Since my first son was born, I’ve learned a lot from him. Kids will teach you all kinds of things. Many of those lessons are intangible, coming by way of observing children's natural behavior, which is completely unobstructed by bias, fear, or preconceived notions of any kind. However, you really st...
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Naturally Optimistic Kids Have Parents Who Do These 4 Things
We all want our children to be happy and successful. And, throughout our life, we learn a thing or two about how to help them get there. However, there’s often a gap between what we know to be true from our own experiences and wisdom and actionable advice. One great example is the idea of developing...
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