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Dangers of Distracted Parenting discusses how adult screen time affects children.

How Parents Can Model Better Screen Time Behavior for Their Kids

I particularly appreciate the tip to narrate what you're doing when using phones around children.

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Dangers of Distracted Parenting

How adult screen time affects children

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How "Strength Based Parenting" Is Bringing Out The Best in Kids

Positive psychology research meets parenting best practices

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Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids and Start Raising Kind Ones

I especially like how the author elevated kindness as a family value through questions and stories around the dinner table.

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Against the Sticker Chart

I particularly appreciated the caution about bringing "market norms" into family life.

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In Praise of Mediocre Kids

An article just as valuable as the title is unnerving

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When they come out, everyone is gone. Their father is nowhere in sight. Michael looks nervous. 'What are we going to do?' 'I don't know.' They both begin to panic.

A powerful story not to be missed, developing essential skills in the age of smart phones

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To Raise Confident, Independent Kids, Some Parents Are Trying To 'Let Grow'

Ideas for incremental challenges to help foster independence 

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Information-Hungry Millennial Parents, Making It Hard on Themselves

Changes to parenting in the internet age

 

Psychologists to Well-Meaning Parents: Indulging Your Kid’s Anxieties Makes Them Worse

Psychologists discuss how to respond to children’s anxieties
 

Follow Bliss: Should We Step In or Stand Back to Help Kids Find their Passion

The science behind what fuels – and hinders – passion, creativity, success, and happiness

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Why You Should Always Skip Your Kids’ Baseball Games

A new way to think about children’s sports from author Daniel Pink

 

Kids Gone Wild: Denmark’s Forest Kindergartens

What forest kindergartens look like (think: tiny child atop a tall tree!) and what drives their value

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Helping Kids with the Barrage of Scary News

Five ways to talk to children (over 6) about current events, even if you’re overwhelmed

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How Inuit Parents Teach Kids to Control Their Anger

An anthropological piece that examines Inuit wisdom of the past that communities want to preserve today

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