5 Ways to Teach Your Child How to Think, Not What to Think

[thrive_headline_focus title=”How to Let Your Child Think For Themselves” orientation=”left”] “Mommy, why are there pictures of babies floating in water on those signs? Why are all those people

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6 Tips to Raise Kids Who Make Good Judgement Calls

[thrive_headline_focus title=”Laid-back Ways to Avoid Raising Lemmings” orientation=”left”]Is it too much to ask that your kid thinks things through?Look before you leap and all.People don't always make smart

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8 Ways to Discipline Your Child Without Humiliating Them

[thrive_headline_focus title=”She killed herself.” orientation=”left”]A 13-year old girl jumped off a bridge to her death on May 29, 2015. Her father had recorded a video of him chopping

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Why Swearing In Kids Is Okay (and How To Do It)

We zoomed out of the neighborhood…and stopped.It was rush hour in a city with over 8 million people. I forgot. (Oops.)With horns honking and tires that were stuck

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What Three-Year Olds Can Teach You About Teamwork (If You Let Them)

​I can do this. You’re about to enter the three-year-old daycare room. With a deep breath, you open the door that’s decorated with construction paper lily pads and

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8 Ways to Raise Kids Who Can Cope (even if you can’t)

[thrive_headline_focus title=”You want one thing for your kids.” orientation=”left”]You want them to be happy.Don’t you?Oh, and culturally, socially and academically successful, too. (Of course.)You want them to be

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Stop Your Child’s Temper Tantrums

You just want to make your child’s temper tantrums STOP. Tiring. Exhausting. Irritating.  All those words easily describe the effects a temper tantrum can have on you, and

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8 Ways You Might Be Raising A Bully

Am I Raising a Bully and Don’t Even Know It? Admit it. You’ve watched and wondered: Is my kid a bully? Not all the time. Not most of

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6 Emotional Tells Explaining Why Your Toddler Acts Out

The Real Reasons Your Toddler Acts Out? The reasons your toddler acts out might not be what you expect. Because you’re a parent. You can’t help it. The

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