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Parenting Pointers - Discipline Mistakes That Parents Often Make

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To drive this point home, all of these points will have an example for kids and an example for adults. Kid Example: Liam (4) knows that he gets 30 minutes of time on his tablet a day. Adult Example: Linda misses a deadline at work, and the boss is irate. Screen time is a perfect example.

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Fun Freetime - National Pokemon Day

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Whether you use these characters to teach your latest science lesson or include Meowth in your math problem, there is an educational aspect to Pokémon,” according to Brainly’s Parenting Expert Patrick Quinn. >> or teaching a math lesson, teachers and educators can use Pokémon as part of their lesson plans to engage students.

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World Wisdom: 3 Reasons Your Family Car Should Be Electric

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Take this example of a standard family that drives around 14,000 miles per year getting 27 miles to the gallon. Even when taking the additional electricity EVs use into account, EVs’ carbon footprint remains much lower than a standard gas vehicle. This would amount to about $2,000 per year in gasoline prices. cents per mile.

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Healthy Habits - Why Diets Fail

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For example, consume fewer calories than you need, and you will burn fat and lose weight, but consume more than you need, and you will gain weight. For example, the paleo diet excludes all processed foods, while keto severely limits your carb intake. Food combing diets are a perfect example of this.

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Healthy Habits: Parent Views on New Childhood Obesity Guidelines

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1 in 5 struggle to talk about weight with their children 1 in 10 regret the way they’ve spoken to their kids about their weight 28% of parents think they set bad health examples for their kids 1 in 3 admit to calling deserts “bad” in front of their kids This year, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidance on childhood obesity.

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Book Nook: The Gnome in Your Home

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These are examples of kind deeds for the whole family. Use the blank cards to come up with some of your own kind acts. Heartley wants to know all about the kindness you are spreading at home, at school, and in your community! Included are 30 removable Kindness Cards to help you get started.

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Parenting Pointers: SEL Webinar 3/9

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The current youth mental health crisis is an unfortunate example. “In Parents know how difficult it is for kids these days. In 2021, 57% of teen girls felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for at least two weeks in a row that they stopped doing their usual activities, a 21% increase since 2011.

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