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3 Questions Children (and Adults) Should Ask Before Acting

February 10, 2025 by Christopher Persley

Using these three questions creates an opportunity for growth that is essential, and can be helpful in most everyday situations.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice Tagged With: behavior, friendship, growing up, life lessons, tips

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Be Present for Children Now to Build Stronger Ties Later

November 4, 2024 by Terrass Misher

So many things try to distract us from being present for our kids but spending precious time with them now will pay dividends later.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice, relationships Tagged With: active parenting, Chicago Dads Group, play, teens / tweens, tips, toddlers

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Hurricane Survival: A Harried Parent’s Perspective

October 21, 2024 by Christian Lemon

You don’t want to ever hear your sobbing child questioning your choices during an actual disaster like a hurricane.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice, relationships Tagged With: discipline, emotions, tips, weather

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Kindness Comforts Kids, Parents Best: Try It Often

October 16, 2024 by Christopher Mannino

Has a random stranger ever told you your kid needs a good smack? Kindness and compassion from this person would have been more helpful.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice, parenting styles, travel Tagged With: behavior, discipline, emotions, manners, tantrums, teens / tweens, tips, toddlers, travel with kids

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Let Children Fail Now So They Can Succeed Later

October 14, 2024 by Jeff Bogle

By outright avoiding the challenges of failure and embarrassment now is screwing up our children and filling the world with more and more adults too fragile to exist in a world that won’t kiss their every boo-boo and polish over their errors.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice, parenting styles Tagged With: failure, free-range parenting, helicopter parenting, overparenting, tips

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When Meltdowns Happen, It’s OK to Let the Ship Sink

October 2, 2024 by Christian Lemon

No matter how hard you may try to keep everyone happy and prevent meltdowns, you’ll eventually fail. So … fail. It’ll be OK.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice Tagged With: behavior, discipline, emotions, tantrums, tips

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