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Forget everything you’ve heard, this is the right way to motivate your child
Have you ever spent more hours than you should avoiding something you really didn’t want to do? We all have. Motivation is not a character flaw—it’s a human challenge. And while adults struggle with it, learning how to motivate your child can feel even more complicated. Many parents worry when their child seems unmotivated, especially […]
The Surprising Effects of Negative Discipline on Kids (and a Better Approach to Try)
The effects of the strategies we use to discipline our children can last well beyond the childhood years. It can teach them self-discipline, or it can cause untold pain and psychological suffering that will follow them throughout their lives. But the distinction between positive and negative discipline is not always black and white. There are […]
20 Activities to Do With a 9-Month-Old Baby
The products recommended here are affiliate links. This means that pruchasing these products helps support this blog at no extra cost to you. Please read the disclosure for more details. A 9-month-old baby is a curious, lively, and active little explorer. At this age, babies are crawling or beginning to walk by leaning on furniture, feeding themselves […]
Science says this one thing alone can improve your teen’s emotional well-being
Everyone knows that having a sense of purpose has a positive impact on many different areas of your life. But is the same true for adolescents? A group of researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign set out to find out. Their study was interested in the relationship between adolescents’ sense of purpose and their […]