5 Strategies to Help Kids Resolve Conflict
Two first grade boys argue on the playground while playing kickball with a group of kids. One calls the other a cheater and threatens…
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Get Smart on YouTube: A Parent’s Ultimate Guide
Smosh, Good Mythical Morning, Markiplier—these names may not mean much to you, but chances are your kids are on a first-name basis. Their funny…
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How to Start the Puberty Talk with Your Tween
So Here’s the Crazy Thing About Puberty: everyone goes through it, yet parents often dread talking to their kids about it. The good news…
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Teach Your Kids How to Make Their Own Decisions
It may surprise you to learn that, from elementary school through high school, kids are generally capable of making decisions that are about as…
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Parent Talk: How I’m Building an A-Team for My Child
A few weeks before school, my rising Kindergartner, David, bunny-hopped home from a playdate at our neighbor’s house with his pants at his ankles….
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Parents: The Most Valuable Player in Youth Sports is You
Super Bowl champion Brady Poppinga still remembers a heated argument that unfolded between a volunteer coach and parent following a youth baseball game he…
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Get Your Kids into the Back-to-School Groove
The school year is in full gear and you may be finding that after the summer months of lax bedtimes and fun in the sun,…
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Parents: Get Back into the School Groove
So you’re helping your kids get on track with their new class schedule, homework and extracurricular activities and you find that YOU are struggling…
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5 Tips for Working Moms (And Dads!) to Survive Back to School
From the moment my daughter got out of school in May to the end of July, was a complete blur. It was a blur…
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Don’t Make These 3 Common Parenting Mistakes
There’s no secret formula to raising kids, no 10 easy steps that can guarantee the outcome. Raising human beings isn’t like baking a cake…
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