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The Fragile Generation

By Lenore Skenazy, Jonathan Haidt — 2017

Bad policy and paranoid parenting are making kids too safe to succeed.

Read on reason.com

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When a Child's Emotions Spike, How Can a Parent Find Their Best Self?

With families around the world spending unprecedented amounts of time in close quarters – and under varying degrees of stress – emotions can run high.

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Deborah Farmer Kris
2020
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How to Help Your Child Tap into Their Inner Self

This week, we’re introducing (Mostly) Mindful Parenting, real talk with leading experts and parents on how they navigate the beautiful, messy work of raising a family. Follow along!

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Shefali Tsabary
2018
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How a Child Psychiatrist Suggests Dealing with Really Scary News

As a child psychiatrist for nearly four decades, I’ve seen that when children are also exposed to the never-ending negative news cycle—even if that just means hearing their parents talk about current events—it makes them feel unsafe, which is often manifested by sleepless nights, anxiety,...

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Daniel Amen
2017
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Teaching Children to Calm Themselves

When Luke gets angry, he tries to remember to look at his bracelet. It reminds him of what he can do to calm himself: stop, take a deep breath, count to four, give yourself a hug and, if necessary, ask an adult for help.

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David Bornstein
2014
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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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How to Help Kids Open Up About Anything

Tips for creating safe spaces and developing emotional intelligence in your children.

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Shanicia Boswell
2020
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Helping Kid Perfectionists Feel “Good Enough”

How to help kid perfectionists feel good enough so they can cope with the ups and downs of life.

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Michele Borba
2020
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Dealing with Disappointment: Michele Borba’s Guide for Raising Kids Who Don’t Fall Apart (Even During a Pandemic)

A lot of children today fall apart when they experience disappointing setbacks.

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Michele Borba
2021
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The 7 Essential Strengths Kids Need to Thrive: Parenting Insights From Dr. Michele Borba

Today’s kids are the smartest and most driven on record. But many of them are also the loneliest, most stressed, most risk averse and most depressed.

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Michele Borba
2021
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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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Helping Children Deal with Emotions