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What If the Secret to Success Is Failure?

By Paul Tough — 2011

We all know—on some level, at least—that what kids need more than anything is a little hardship: some challenge, some deprivation that they can overcome, even if just to prove to themselves that they can.

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

If your child or teenager has a frequent and persistent pattern of anger, irritability, arguing, defiance or vindictiveness toward you and other authority figures, he or she may have oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).

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Mayo Clinic Staff
2018
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Does My Kid Have a Tech Addiction?

While addiction may make one think of hard drugs or alcohol, activities like video games, social media apps, and sites like YouTube can also become unhealthy addictions.

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Nimah Gobir
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A Solution for Kids’ Social Media Addiction? Teach Them to Use Tech More Responsibly

Enough of the hand-wringing; tech is here to stay. We can teach kids to use social media more productively, and be more responsible about our own use.

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Pete Ingram-Cauchi
2018
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Is Internet Addiction Real?

With kids spending more and more time on screens, parents worry that they are getting hooked

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Caroline Miller
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How to Raise a Boy: My Mission to Bring up a Son Fit for the 21st Century

Increasing awareness of the price of toxic masculinity has led many parents to wonder how best to prepare the young men of the future. One father consults the experts.

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Tom Lamont
2021
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The Respectful Child: How to Teach Respect (Ages 6 to 8)

Despite the ongoing need to test limits, kids also need to learn the importance of respect for others — and respect begins at home.

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Mary VanClay
2019
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Seven Tips for Parenting Teen Boys: 'Nagging Them Is Like Shouting into a Void'

Adolescence is the perfect storm for relationships between teen boys and their parents, but they are more vulnerable than they seem.

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Maggie Dent
2020
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What Are the Benefits of Father Figures for Boys?

A father figure -- whether he's the child's biological dad, a step-dad or another close male adult -- can help reduce boys' behavioral problems, provide a positive role model and even help boost the child's academic outcomes.

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Erica Loop
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5 Areas of Personal Growth (Plus Tips for Development)

Understanding personal growth and how you can achieve it can help you use your skills efficiently in the workplace and advance professionally.

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Indeed Editorial Team
2021
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Personal Development: 9 Skills, Tips, and Examples

Why personal development is so important and how to improve yourself.

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Tchiki Davis
2020
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