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Why You Should Let Your Kid Fail (Sometimes)
When our kids fail, it can feel like it’s our fault — that we as parents did something wrong. But when we ignore the cultural connotations..
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Helping Our Stressed-Out Kids Cope
A little stress can actually be good. It energizes us, focuses our attention and helps us reach our optimal performance.
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The Gut-Brain Axis: The Missing Link in Mental Health
Have you ever wondered why so many expressions like “butterflies in my stomach” or “I have a gut feeling” involve our stomachs and brains?
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Study: Kids Who Spend Time in Nature Become Happier Adults
School administrators who replace recess time in order to spend more time prepping for standardized tests may want to consider the....
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The Importance of ADHD Awareness
Undiagnosed, untreated attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can wreak havoc on your life, and it can also impact your loved ones.
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When You Should Take a Mental Health Day
Everyone has to deal with varying levels of stress. This can be particularly difficult to manage if you also have symptoms of depression...
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8 Signs There Is a Toxic Person in Your Life
We all do our best to avoid toxic people, but sometimes they worm their way into our lives without us noticing it. We ignore or choose....
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What Is Dysphoria?
While euphoria is used to describe a state of extreme happiness, dysphoria is the opposite-it’s a profound sense of unease or dissatisfactio
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The Difference Between Compulsive and Impulsive Shopping
Hitting the shops, looking for a bargain and buying things that are aesthetically pleasing may be considered a benign retail therapy
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How to Tell If You Are Addicted to Work
As we are all affected by the shifting economy, many of us are working harder than ever before and feeling overworked as a result.
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15 Ways to Keep Your Child from Developing an Eating Disorder
In this culture, unfortunately, many of us eat diets that aren't very healthy, and we don't get enough exercise. That's true for our kids,
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10 Strategies to Boost Your Cognitive Health and Fight Brain Aging
Many older people are surprised to learn that there are common risk factors between heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
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How to Help Your Kid Handle Scary News
Frightening events happen in the world every day, and grappling with them is hard for all of us. Dawn Huebner, Ph.D.,
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What Kids Learn from Your Marriage
By Jenna McCarthy Those little eyes and ears are picking up everything. Do you like what you and your husband are teaching? ...
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11 Ways to Empower Your Child Against Bullying
11 Ways to Empower Your Child Against Bullying
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Beyond Discipline for Teens
Beyond Discipline for Teens
The teen years are notoriously challenging for parents. Much like the toddler years, kids sometimes seem intent
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5 Steps To Nurture Emotional Intelligence in Your Child
So you want to raise an emotionally intelligent child and and you're wondering where to begin? Start with these five steps.
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Healthy Eating helps keep your Brain Sharp
What you put in your stomach now affects your brain later – including your ability to think, remember and process information.
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Simple Tricks to Exercise Your Brain
Your brain's fitness depends on how much it is used. Every time you do something new or different, you create new neural pathways.
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Anger Management: Is your temper hijacking your life?
Anger is a normal, healthy emotion, neither good nor bad. Like any emotion, it conveys a message, telling you that a situation is upsetting,
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