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Parenting Pointers: Parenting with Confidence

Motherhood Moments

Parenting is a difficult and rewarding task that comes with many challenges. In this pioneering book, “How To Do- Parenting With Confidence," Author Vanessa Kahlon offers a refreshingly honest and practical guide to the highs and lows of parenting. Why can it be helpful to have some "parenting one-liners?"

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Parenting Pointers: Helping Our Teens

Motherhood Moments

A shocking new report by the CDC confirms what many parents already suspected: Teenage girls are in crisis. Most parents receive news like this with a sinking feeling and a sense of dread. Educate yourself.) Young people face a cauldron of pressures their parents can’t relate to. Ask open-ended questions.

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Fun Freetime: Story Pirates Podcast Season Finale

Motherhood Moments

The Story Pirates Podcast , winner of the 2020 and 2022 Webby and iHeart Radio Award for Best Children’s Podcast, released their season 5 finale episode on Thursday Feb. The Story Pirates Podcast takes stories written by kids and turns them into comedy and original songs.

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Parenting Pointers - What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children on Social Media

Motherhood Moments

Social media is a “joy thief” in many ways, says Magee, who travels the country speaking with parents and children about substance misuse and mental health. That’s why it’s up to parents to intervene and help them develop healthier habits around their social media use. Yes, many parents love getting on social media themselves.

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Parenting Pointers: Promoting Emotional Readiness for the Workplace

Motherhood Moments

He doesn’t blame parents, either (frankly, most are overwhelmed and don’t know where to even begin to start). For now, says Magee, parents need to prepare their children upstream mentally and emotionally for the stress they’ll face downstream when they enter the workforce. 43 percent suffered from anxiety.

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Book Nook: Freeda the Frog Gets a Divorce

Motherhood Moments

It also engenders empathy in kids whose parents are not divorced to better understand what their friends are going through. The first book in her Freeda the Frog series, Freeda the Frog Gets a Divorce centers on young Frannie and Frank and their parents, Freeda and Fred, who now fight all the time.

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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

I started following Kristen on Instagram after she was on a podcast I listened to (Best of Both Worlds, probably?). When I got my first job in high school, my parents said I had to save a percentage of every paycheck. Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents? Not really.