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Four Simple Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship with Your Child This Year
Each of us wants to have mentally, emotionally, and physically strong children, and this time of year is a great time to make new goals to build your relationship with your child. Set these goals today, and see your relationship grow!
Connecting Families through Daily Rituals
This year, I’m focusing on finding daily “ritual moments”—small moments where I can connect with my kids in a meaningful way by developing a new pattern in my behavior. While bigger events like outings or vacations can provide wonderful opportunities to connect with our families, that connection often occurs because we are stepping out of our daily routine. What I’m after are ways to foster connection in our daily routine because, let’s face it: that’s where we spend an awful lot of our time together.
Lesson: Talking to Your Kids About Sexting
Define sexting and why people engage in it. Discuss the concept that nothing is ever really deleted from the internet. Explain the legal ramifications of sending and/or receiving a sext. Formulate a plan for what to do if your child/teen sends or receives sexually explicit messages or photos, or even just a request for such a photo
Enseñando a los niños acerca el cuerpo sano Imagen: Consejos de los expertos
“Necesitamos una imagen corporal positiva de definir en términos de sentirse bien consigo mismo en general, la forma en que funciona su cuerpo, la forma de sentir, y no sólo lo que parece”, dijo Lindsay en una entrevista telefónica reciente.
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A Lesson About Good Touch/Bad Touch
A conversation about Good Touch/Bad Touch is vital to your child's health. Start the conversation by explaining to your child the many positive ways you can show affection: hugs, kisses, backrubs, holding hands, etc. Discuss the appropriate ways your family...
‘Tis the Season to Serve: Simple Online Ways Our Families Can Serve
Following service organizations on social media can help you find good opportunities for both local and national service projects. By using social media, you can help spread the word and get others involved as well.
Parents: Use The Power of Response Questions
Children ask questions not just as an indication of their natural curiosity, but as a manifestation of trust. And it’s not just what a parent says, but how they respond that validates that trust and invites children to continue to return to the parent.
Finding the Perfect Gift for Your Kids this Holiday Season
Sometimes finding the perfect gift can be easy;other times this can be extremely difficult, especially when it comes to children. We want to get them what they want, but we also want to keep them safe and help them grow.
Teach More Than “Charity” This Season, Teach Your Kids Empathy!
Parents need to be hypervigilant in teaching their children how to emotionally connect with the people around them. Meaningful relationships in our families, schools, workplaces and communities lead to some of the richest experiences that life has to offer.
Teaching Gratitude: It’s Simple, Really
Let us teach our children that being fully present and looking outside of selfish inclinations causes gratitude and more happiness in the moment. If time is spent on social media, help children to spread positivity. Interactions should create a happier connection in real life.
Enseñanza Gratitud: Es simplemente, realmente
Enseñemos a nuestros hijos que estar completamente presente y mirando Fuera de egoístas las inclinaciones causa agradecimiento y más felicidad en el momento. Si el tiempo que se gasta en las redes sociales, ayudar a los niños para difundir positividad. Las interacciones deben crear una conexión más feliz en la vida real.
Four Simple Ways to Let Go of Social Media This Holiday Season
There are so many incredible images and interactions that are happening every second right in front of us, and we might miss them if we are caught up in the sensations of social media
5 Ways Kids Can Use Smartphones for Good
With so much time online, it can be easy for kids and adults to forget their manners, waste time, become apathetic to the reality and pain of others, or even become bullies. We can turn the tide of these disastrous trends! Here are 5 ways we can teach kids to use screen time to make the world a better place.
