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How to Help Your Child Speak Up for Herself: 8 Ways to Build Self-Confidence and Self-Advocacy

Why You Should Stop Speaking for Your Child If you answer questions on your child’s behalf, you may be blocking her from building self-confidence and

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Unplugged Summertime Activities for Young Kids

Unplugged Summertime Activities for Young Kids | Ideas to Keep Kids Entertained and Stress-Free

With children out of school, summertime can be highly challenging for American households. Parents are looking for ideas on how to keep their kiddos entertained

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Feeling Out of Sorts? Start With Self-Compassion

We all have days when the harshest critic of our choices is ourselves. That’s why we need to model self-compassion for our girls as parents

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How to Explore the Connection Between Nature and Art With Kids

In The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy, Michael McCarthy wrote, “There can be occasions when we suddenly and involuntarily find ourselves loving the natural world

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How to Nurture Creativity in Your Kids

Parents who want their kids to be more creative may be tempted to enroll them in arts classes or splurge on STEM-themed toys. Those things

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Help Your Daughter Manage Disappointment

From earning a low test score to losing a soccer game, it can sometimes be difficult for girls to cope when things go wrong. Parenting

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The Benefits of Imaginary Friends for Children

When my younger brother Bryan started telling my parents and me about his imaginary friend, we were worried. Someone talking to themselves can be jarring,

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Five Ways to Help Your Daughter Express Her Anger

Anger is a powerful emotion, yet over and over, women have often been chastised for expressing their frustrations and rage. And kids are watching. A

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How Process Art Can Help Prepare Your Child For Life

One winter break years ago, my artist aunt signed us up for a dress-up competition at the local Equestrian show. We were called The Bucking

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The Arts Are Important and Can Help Your Daughter Thrive

Since 2008, more than 80 percent of U.S. school districts have cut art program funds, and 17 percent of U.S. elementary schools no longer offer

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