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Caught Between Young Kids and a Parent with Alzheimer’s, I Found a Lifeline on the Playground

By Meg Ounsworth Steere — 2019

My mom’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and decline were a painful and lonely journey, one that coincided with an otherwise unbearably hectic time. My two children were still in diapers.

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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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An Introduction to Raising Daughters

What’s it like to raise a daughter? The answer to that question is as different as each individual child, as well as each individual parent.

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2022
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5 Ways to Promote Honesty in Teens

Teens want honesty from adults just as adults crave the truth from teens. If we both want the same thing, why is it so hard to get there?

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Elyse Salek
2018
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Teen Discipline: Strategies and Challenges

When your child becomes a teenager, your parenting role begins to shift. You may find yourself becoming more of a guide rather than a rule-maker or teacher. That’s not to say your child won’t need you to intervene when there are safety issues or that your teen won’t need consequences.

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Sarah Vanbuskirk
2022
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Raising Your Daughter as a Single Dad

Being a single father to a daughter can be particularly daunting, as you navigate all the social situations, complex feelings, and developmental changes your daughter experiences throughout her youth—without a firsthand understanding of some of what she's going through.

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Wayne Parker
2022
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