7 Reasons It’s Okay Your Child Is “Strange”

Doctors aren’t always right. How could our daughter need a language specialist at 2 years old? A speech development delay? How could we have messed up a child

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9 Proven Ways to Build Frustration Tolerance in Kids

Frustration Tolerance This post was last updated on March 16, 2023 Building frustration tolerance in children is a great way to help them develop emotionally - and save

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The Cyber Bully Is The Worst Kid On The Block.

Have you heard about the new kid on the block? It’s the bully that never goes away. He doesn’t go home for dinner and a long night’s sleep

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What Am I Doing Wrong? Why Your Kid Acts Better For The Nanny.

It happens every time the nanny arrives. Tears. Flailing limbs. A demand to be picked up or a full-on temper tantrum. “Don’t go!” Sound familiar? Goodbyes for parents can

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I Do Not Parent Before 7am. Yes, You Read That Right!

It’s 6:45 am and the door down the hall opens. The pitter patter of feet is heard down the hallway, approaching the kitchen. They stop, there is a

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My Kid Doesn’t Want To Go To College (Now What!)

What if my kid doesn’t want to go to college? “9 years old, hey mama, I want to rap. She told me I could do it, should have

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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

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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

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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

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Can We Save Our Kids from Depression with a (free) 2-Minute Test?

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