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Child Development
What’s the Right Age to Take Kids to See Their First Movie?

Tips to make their big screen debut a successful experience

By: Kari Hanson
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Technology
'My Son Is Furious Every Time We Take His Devices Away'

How to end the screen time battles with your teen before they start

By: Laura Kastner, Ph.D.
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Child Development
How Play Builds Digital-Ready Minds Without Using Screens

It may seem counterintuitive, but hands-on play develops skills all kids need to thrive in an unpredictable future

By: Gemma Alexander
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Technology
Why ‘Perfect’ Technology Can’t Replace Imperfect Parenting

Are we at risk of replacing essential connections kids need with AI?

By: Kari Hanson
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Child Development
How I Dealt With Being the Sibling Left Behind

A teen reflects on the family shifts that occurred when her older brother left for college

By: Lillie Atkins

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Parent Well-Being
My Daughter Is Leaving for College and I'm the One Who Gained the Freshman 15

Two weeks before her daughter leaves for college, this woman realizes how she's coping

By: Kari O'Driscoll
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New Parents
You Know You’re a Millennial Parent When …

"Your baby has a favorite podcast."

By: Rachael Okerlund
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Child Development
The "Spare Me 'The Talk'" Q&A With Jo Langford, M.A.

Join us for a Facebook Live with the bestselling author
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Parent Well-Being
The "Getting to Calm" Q&A With Laura Kastner, Ph.D.

Join us for a Facebook Live with the bestselling author
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Parent Well-Being
A Lecture Event to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity and Resilience in Your Child

Join us for a lecture event with bestselling author Dr. Dan Siegel
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Child Development
On the Absurdity of Ballet Class for Toddlers

'I cringe when the teacher talks about glitter and then hands out wands'

By: Leslie Kendall Dye

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