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4 Ways ‘Strong Black Woman Syndrome’ Keeps Us Poor

By Kara Stevens — 2019

The Strong Black Women Syndrome demands that Black women never buckle, never feel vulnerable and, most important, never, ever put their own needs above anyone else’s—not their children’s, not their community’s, not the people for whom they work—no matter how detrimental it is to their well-being.

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Mom, I’m Not a Girl: Raising a Transgender Child | Cosmopolitan

In Cosmo’s first documentary, “Mom, I’m Not a Girl,” a mother speaks about raising her son Penelope, who is anatomically female.

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Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection | Reshma Saujani

We’re raising our girls to be perfect, and we’re raising our boys to be brave, says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. Saujani has taken up the charge to socialize young girls to take risks and learn to program—two skills they need to move society forward.

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How Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers Can Survive & Thrive with Terri Cole

Does your mother guilt trip you or emotionally blackmail you? Does she act competitively with you or take credit for your talent or accomplishments? These are all behavioral patterns of the narcissistic mother.

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The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children

There are 10 million single mother–headed families with kids at home in the United States. That is a quarter of families, and 40 percent of babies born today. Those figures are about to explode, as a full 57 percent of millennial moms are not married. And they are not all broke and uneducated.

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Daughters and Mothers: Making it Work

The mother/daughter relationship is one of the most intense relationships a woman will ever experience-it is strong and primary. This first and essential relationship has a powerful, though often subtle, effect on an adult woman's interactions with her mate, children, friends-and herself.

Julie Firman, Dorothy Firman

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#22 Adam Grant: Givers, Takers, and the Resilient Mind

Are you a giver or a taker? Have you ever struggled to find work/life balance? How do you build resilience in yourself, your team, or your children?

The Knowledge Project Podcast

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Raising Tomorrow’s Champions: What the Women’s National Soccer Team Teaches Us About Grit, Authenticity and Winning

An extraordinary parenting and life lessons book as told through the eyes of the greatest women’s soccer players of all-time, including Mia Hamm, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach, Crystal Dunn and more than 100 others.

Joanna Lohman, Paul Tukey, Carli Lloyd (foreword)

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The Whole-Brain Child Workbook: Practical Exercises, Worksheets and Activities to Nurture Developing Minds

Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson speak to audiences all over the world about their immensely popular best-sellers, The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline.

Daniel J Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson

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Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School

Trying to convince a middle schooler to listen to you can be exasperating. Indeed, it can feel like the best option is not to talk! But keeping kids safe—and prepared for all the times when you can't be the angel on their shoulder—is about having the right conversations at the right time.

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Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting

Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change.

Dr. Laura Markham

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