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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? […]
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GUEST BLOG: Alexandra Theodorakidis, Editorial Assistant, AboutKidsHealth.com We all have memories of the times when our children were learning to walk or ride a bike and were only seconds away from a fall! It’s common for children to bump their heads when playing or finding new ways to move around. […]
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I spoke to an audience of university students on the topic of leadership. Afterward, I got coffee with several students and discussed what it meant to be an “emerging adult” in today’s culture. One of the students stood out in the midst of the others. He was a minimalist. He […]
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“Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better?” – Jane Nelsen Parents are often surprised […]
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