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Our focus groups and recent conversations with middle school, high school and university students have been enlightening, to say the least. I am anxious to unveil them next year in a new book. Today—I want to follow up on my last two posts, regarding social media. I hope to furnish […]
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“Don’t look at it as exercise — instead, play games and have a ton of fun! The main thing is just to get outside every day and do something you think is fun. You can play sports like soccer, basketball, or badminton. You can play games like freeze tag or […]
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“I’m stressed, we’re rushing, and before I know it, I’m yelling. When I see the look on his face, I feel awful. He was just being a kid. And I was just stressed out.” — Dana As every parent learns, you can’t be a good mom or dad when you’re stressed […]
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“Dr. Laura, I’m great with my kids on vacation. But most of the time, I’m just so stressed out, my default is yelling!” — David Vacations can sometimes be stressful: airplane flights, extended-family dynamics, disrupted sleep schedules. But if we pay attention, we can usually structure vacations so that we as […]
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“When my little boy shouts at me, it really pushes my buttons. I just can’t help it. I always end up shouting back, or worse.” – Shannon In our last post, we talked about how to cut the drama when your child triggers you. But what if you find yourself exploding often? […]