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Let’s Talk (Literally): Why Screen Time is Stealing Our Kids’ Words

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Skills for Young Kids

Stop Passing the Panic: How Our Anxieties Might Be Holding Our Kids Back

Parenting is basically one big exercise in what ifs. What if my kid gets sick? What if they fail that test? What if they don’t make the team/get the invite/remember their lines in the school play and burst into tears on stage while the other kids look confused? (Yes, that’s oddly specific, but my daughter’s

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Understanding Your Teen’s (or Tween’s) Awesome Learning Style at Home

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Skills for Teens, Uncategorized

Small Steps, Big Growth: Helping Tweens Build Independence and Social Skills

Parenting tweens often feels like walking a tightrope. They’re not quite kids anymore but not yet full-fledged teenagers. You can see their desire to build independence bubbling up, yet they’re still figuring out how to make confident decisions and handle social interactions. Trust me, I know how nerve-wracking it can be to loosen the reins—but

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Skills for Teens

Learning to Step Back as a Parent: Raising Independent, Confident Girls

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase through these links, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products or services that I genuinely believe will add value to your parenting and family life. Parenting tweens and teens is a delicate dance

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Skills for Teens

Waiting is Not Easy: Lessons in Patience from Real Life (and Elephant & Piggie)

If you’ve read Waiting is Not Easy! by Mo Willems, then you already feel the deep, emotional struggle of waiting as dramatized by our beloved Elephant and Piggie. One of my favorite children’s books, seriously. And if you’ve ventured out into the world with young kids, you really get it. Waiting is not just not

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