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Is 40 Weeks the Ideal Maternity Leave Length?

By Sharon Lerner — 2011

Long leaves are good for both babies and mothers, but extra-long leaves may not be, and other surprising lessons from Europe.

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‘If You Focus on Control, You Have Lost the Battle’: How to Win Back Your Kids

From screen time to teenage rebellion, it’s easy to feel that children are slipping out of your grasp. Trusting your instincts can help.

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Paula Cocozza
2019
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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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10 Ideas for a Calming Morning Routine

If you think about it, our children must be separated from us for eight to 12 hours while they sleep. Mornings are a great opportunity to reconnect with your child after all of those hours of separation.

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Jazmine McCoy
2020
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Our Children Are Growing Up Straddling Two Different Cultures—and It’s Not Always Easy

Our child is not just one of us. He is both of us. He is both our cultures. And as a family, we are both cultures together.

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Erinn Pages
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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