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Parent Guide To Protecting Teens On Social Media

Raising a teenager is no picnic! On one hand, you want to respect boundaries and give your growing child the freedom to make—and learn from—their own mistakes. On the other hand, you want to do everything in your power to

Noha Darwish November 27, 2021November 22, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Family, Parenting, Youth Read more

8 Ways Minimalist Moms Have This Whole Working Mother Thing Figured Out

We’ve seen the tired old trope in articles, commercials and television shows so many times: working moms just have too much to do. They’re chauffeuring kids around to evening practices, making lunches after said kids go to bed and staying

Noha Darwish November 22, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Parenting Read more

How Mindfulness Can Help Caregivers

One of the biggest challenges of raising a child with intense needs is managing the emotional fallout. We want the best for our children, and with kids whose problems aren’t easily solved, it can feel as if you can never

Noha Darwish November 22, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Family, Mental Health, Parenting Read more

11 Educational YouTube Channels For Kids

According to the most recent data from Pew Research Center, 80 percent of all parents with a child age 11 or younger said their child watches videos on YouTube, and 53 percent noted that their child does this daily. But given

Noha Darwish October 13, 2021 Article Archives, Children, Family, Parenting Read more

What to Say To Your Child About the Coronavirus — and How To Cope As a Parent

As if parenting weren’t already hard enough! As more and more schools close, panic is rising in the US about the coronavirus pandemic. There is obviously reason to be very concerned, as we see families struggling in Italy, China and

FYI_Admin March 31, 2020 Parenting Read more

The effects of praise: 7 evidence-based tips for praising kids the right way

The effects of praise aren’t always good. What can we do to make sure praise helps, and doesn’t hurt? Read more at parentingscience.com

FYI_Admin October 21, 2019 Article Archives, Parenting Read more

Learning from Mistakes: Helping Kids See the Good Side of Getting Things Wrong

Learning from mistakes and errors is an important part of child and adolescent development. Most adults understand this concept. Yet, we have failed to teach our children that there is a positive side to getting things wrong. Read more at

FYI_Admin October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Article Archives, Children, Parenting Read more

Be a Great Parent! ParentFurther’s 9 Parenting Strategies

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FYI_Admin October 19, 2019 Article Archives, Children, Family, Parenting Read more

15 Tips to Raise a Responsible Child

We all want to raise responsible children. And we all want to live in a world where others have been raised to be responsible, a world where adults don’t shrug off their responsibilities as citizens. As my son said, surveying

FYI_Admin May 18, 2019 Article Archives, Parenting Read more

When Parent and Child Both Have ADHD

It’s a story we hear regularly: A child is diagnosed with ADHD and one of his parents, recognizing the symptoms, realizes that he (or she) has the disorder, too. Click here to read more from childmind.org

FYI_Admin May 18, 2019 Article Archives, Parenting Read more
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