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Fair Play

By Shoshana K. Goldberg — 2021

Despite recent legislative pushback, schools across the country are recognizing the important benefits of equal participation in sports for all young people, including transgender youth.

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Self-Soothing Techniques for Kids

All kids feel anxious or stressed sometimes, like when they’re getting ready for a big test. But kids who learn and think differently may feel stress more often or more intensely. Self-soothing techniques can help them relax and regain their sense of control.

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Kate Kelly
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How to Help Your Child Handle a Fight With Friends

It can be hard for parents to know when to step in, what support to offer, and when to stay out of their child's fight. Learn more about how to teach your kids to manage disagreements with their friends.

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Sarah Vanbuskirk
2021
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Keep Calm and Parent On: Dealing with Conflict at Sporting Events

Dealing with Conflict at Sporting Events

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Adam Young
2019
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Rituals Keep These Athletes Grounded. They Can Help Parents, Too.

With stress levels high during the pandemic, every day can feel like overtime. Here’s how to take back control.

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Neha Chaudhary
2020
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How Can I Stay Positive for My Kids When I’m So Overwhelmed?

Even for a psychologist who studies how kids understand racism and violence, talking to her own children about it is difficult.

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Allison Briscoe-Smith
2020
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How to Talk with Your Kids About Donald Trump

The GOP candidate is creating fear and confusion in children, especially kids of color. Here are three suggestions for talking with kids about race and racism in the media.

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Allison Briscoe-Smith
2016
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How To Land Your Kid In Therapy

Why the obsession with our kids’ happiness may be dooming them to unhappy adulthoods. A therapist and mother reports.

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Lori Gottlieb
2011
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How Passive Aggression Hurts Children

Couples can communicate anger in all kinds of nonverbal ways: giving each other dirty looks or the silent treatment, for example.

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Cindy Lamothe
2016
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How to Talk to Kids about Racism, Explained by a Psychologist

“You’re always communicating about race, whether you talk about it or not.”

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Anna North
2020
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The Psychological Effects of Divorce on Children

As a marriage dissolves, some parents find themselves asking questions like, “Should we stay together for the kids?” Other parents find divorce is their only option.

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Amy Morin, LCSW
2021
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