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Parenting
- What if my daughter doesn’t want to be friends with someone?What if your daughter prefers not to be friends with someone? How do parents encourage their kids to be kind while also helping them respond to their own needs?
- Behind The Book BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)?The celebrate the release of BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)? A Girls Guide to Happy Friendships, here is a peek into the inspiration and research behind the book.
- Three Truths About Kids’ FriendshipsWhether you are a child, teenager, or adult, friendship gets tricky sometimes. This article shares three friendship truths to guide kids as they head back to school. Our social lives are constantly evolving, especially during childhood and adolescence. Some changes are positive, like making new friends. Others are hard, such as dealing with conflict, betrayal,Continue reading “Three Truths About Kids’ Friendships”
Understanding Your Kid’s Social World
- BFF OR NRF FRIENDSHIP TRUTH #1: Our Healthiest Friendships Feel Safe and AcceptingDuring the research phase of writing BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)? A Girls Guide to Happy Friendships, I honed in on “friendship truths” that are common yet unfamiliar to many. Truths such as “everyone develops friendship skills at a different pace” and “mistakes happen” are simple but easy to forget, especially during times ofContinue reading “BFF OR NRF FRIENDSHIP TRUTH #1: Our Healthiest Friendships Feel Safe and Accepting”
- What if my daughter doesn’t want to be friends with someone?What if your daughter prefers not to be friends with someone? How do parents encourage their kids to be kind while also helping them respond to their own needs?
- Behind The Book BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)?The celebrate the release of BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)? A Girls Guide to Happy Friendships, here is a peek into the inspiration and research behind the book.
Family Dinner Topics
- Family Dinner Topic: What Word Would You Choose to Guide You in 2021?One-word intentions have grown in popularity in recent years. Unlike traditional New Years’ resolutions, one-word intentions are simple and straightforward.
- The Surprising Benefits of Family DinnerStudies find that family dinner offers benefits such as increased academic performance, lower obesity rates, improved well-being, and more.
- Family Dinner Topic: What’s on your post-quarantine bucket list?As we sat around our dinner table last night, I posed this question to my family: “What’s at the top of your post-quarantine bucket list?” The responses were heartfelt and simple: “Hang out with friends and neighbors, eat at a favorite restaurant, go to the library, walk to the ice cream shop, get back to a sports practice or fitness routine. It’s only been a few weeks, but the nostalgia for these regular activities was apparent.
