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How to Prepare Kids for Parent’s Military Deployment
Being separated from a parent for an extended amount of time can be a traumatic experience for a child. Whether the reason is due to a military deployment or other job travel requirements, parents must...
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Help Your Child Develop the Top 10 Skills Kids Need to Succeed
What are the most important skills your child needs to succeed? A 2014 Pew Research poll set out to discover the answer. 3,154 adults nationwide were asked to rank a list of ten skills according to how...
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How to Not Lose Your Mind as a Stay-at-Home Mom
If you currently have the privilege of being a stay-at-home mom, congratulations! Your job is one of the most important out there, as you are tasked with the primary responsibility of raising your...
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For every expert who lauds the benefits of giving a child an allowance, there is another who says it creates a warped perspective of how money and families operate in modern society. With so much...
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It’s not always easy to listen to our kids. Sometimes they want to talk when we’re in the middle of something. Other times they want to open up at the moment we’re ready to shut down for the day. Or...
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How to Practice Positive Parenting
Parents want the best for their children. Oftentimes, the endless schedules and challenging nature of raising a child can be overwhelming. Rebecca Eanes is the author of Positive Parenting: An...
View ArticleHow Educational is Disney’s ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’?
Disney’s new movie, Alice Through the Looking Glass, is based on Lewis Carroll‘s sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There which was published in...
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Learn About Independence Day with These Fun 4th of July Crafts
The 4th of July is a great time to teach your kids about the first Independence Day, so we’ve collected some interesting facts and fun crafts that you can share with them. Here are our picks for the...
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Online Clubs: Social Opportunities for K12 Students
Socialization is usually one of the first topics in question for families looking into online education. Actually, there is a wide range of options available for online students who want to connect...
View ArticleIs the Disney Princess Culture Harming Your Little Girl?
A recently released study conducted by a Brigham Young University professor, Sarah M. Coyne, cited research supporting the harmful impacts of the Disney princess culture on preschool girls. There were...
View ArticleHow Understanding the Birth Order Effect Will Make You a Better Parent
If you have more than one child in your home—or have siblings yourself—you’ve probably noticed that they have vastly different personalities. While genetics and many other factors certainly play a...
View ArticleCell Phone Safety Tips for Teens
In light of the recent Kanye, Kim, and Taylor Swift taping escapades, this is a good time to discuss cell phone safety with your teen. Cell phones have the ability to do just about anything, so it’s...
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Rosalind Wiseman Gives Parents Advice on Bullying
Every parent wants to protect their child from any form of mistreatment. However, the reality is that the real world is filled with conflict, and we have to prepare our children to deal with it. In her...
View ArticleMichele Borba Talks “UnSelfie”
When you ask a parent which qualities they want to see in their child, many will list smart, confident, athletic, and kind at the top of their list. But often the word “empathetic” is not mentioned....
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Amy McCready Addresses the ‘Me, Me, Me’ Epidemic
Founder of Positive Parenting Solutions, Inc. and author Amy McCready discusses how to raise “capable, grateful kids in an overly-entitled world” in her new book, The “Me, Me, Me” Epidemic. “Parents...
View ArticleWhy ‘Good Behavior’ Doesn’t Really Matter, and What Does
“What a good boy!” How many times have you heard a similar exclamation about a child? And have you ever stopped to wonder what such a statement actually means?! In my journey as both a psychologist and...
View Article4 Ways to Nurture Your Family’s Growth
Having a family is no easy task. Like any garden you’ll ever tend, it requires immeasurable amounts of time and effort to encourage and give everyone what they need in order to grow. Though each member...
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Learning Liftoff Features the Best of 2016
For Learning Liftoff, 2016 was an exciting year! We partnered with knowledge experts and renowned authors in education, interviewed celebrities involved with online learning and education, celebrated...
View ArticleA Busy Mom’s Guide for Getting Sleep
Let’s have a real talk about getting sleep—how many hours a night do you actually get on a regular basis? Kids are in bed by 7:30 PM. After a rotation of water, hugs, and just one more story, they are...
View Article15 Funny Parenting Quotes That Will Make You Laugh
Whether it’s the sleepless nights, the tantrums, the back-talk, the teenage angst, or any of the other countless challenges that confront every parent, sometimes the only remedy is to laugh about it....
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