Julia Cardiff University This is the best tone of voice parents should use to motivate their kids, researchers sayCNBC - Cory Stieg The tone that a parent uses when telling their kid to do something can go a long way. When mothers use a tone that's supportive rather than …
Julia Education The most accurate school rating tool is this map from StanfordQuartz - Jenny AndersonA decade ago Sean Reardon, a professor at Stanford, embarked on a slightly insane project to compile and standardize test scores from every public school in the US. Having that data, he and his colleagues
Julia Family Vacations Have Long-Lasting Impact on Kids' HappinessPeople - By Hollee Actman BeckerWe just returned from a magical four-day trip to New Orleans with our kids. The days were filled with music, laughter, exploration, and sun, which made coming back to Philly during the dead of winter the
Julia 20 after-school questions that will actually get your kids talkingtodaysparent.com - Today's Parent You want to know what your kids are doing in their new class, but you can’t get much out of them when you ask. Skip the way-too-open-ended “How was …
Julia ‘Niksen’ for parents: how a Dutch lifestyle concept seriously improved my lifeLadders - Sarah Li Cain Being bored has done wonders for my financial life. Ditto for my physical and mental health.I used to be one of those moms who thought she could do …
Julia 11 encouraging phrases to tell your kids on the first day of schoolMotherly - Dr. Sanam Hafeez The first day of school is full of change—summer is over, waking up early is the new norm and your kids are away from home in a new environment. With …
Julia Kids Why You Should Travel With Your Kids Now, Even If They Won’t Remember It Laterthepointsguy.com - Terry Ward My daughter, just 16 months old when we visited Europe a few months back, will never remember the time she plunked a 2-euro coin into the palm of a …
Julia Innovation Want Your Kids to Do Well in Math and Science? This Is the 1 Totally Unexpected Subject They Should Study (Says Science)Inc Magazine - Chris MatyszczykAbsurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. The world has become an ever more traumatized place, so you feel you should do ever more to give
Julia Lifestyle How AirDrop requests have become Gen Z’s version of passing notesThe Washington PostIt was a hilariously random image — a clown’s face imprinted onto a slab of beef. Choi’s thumb hovered over her two options: accept or decline. She had no idea who had sent it. But it was “a very funny
Julia Sexism Guy Illustrates How Boys Develop Sexism From Seemingly Small Interactions With Adultsboredpanda.com - Rokas Laurinavičius Parents, teachers and other people around them play a large role in a kid’s life, socialization, and development. A lot of what happens in childhood …
Julia You Need To Teach Your Kids About Money If You Want Them To Avoid Costly MistakesForbes - Camilo MaldonadoGrowing up, I was failed by the public school system that didn't teach me anything about money or investing. I was lucky to learn it on my own and then go on to study finance in college. However, most
Julia Education How to Motivate Kids to Practice Hard Thingsberkeley.edu According to a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management, 97 percent of employers say that reliability is a very or extremely …
Julia Upcoming children's book from Marie Kondo aims to build good habits earlyMashable - Kellen BeckTidying master Marie Kondo is working on a children's book about friendship, tidying up, and, of course, embracing joy. The picture book, titled Kiki & Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship, is a
Julia Science Says the Smartest People Listen to This Kind of MusicInc Magazine - Eric MackNew research finds a connection between intelligence and jams that don't spell it all out for you. Scientific research tells us that learning to play an instrument is good for your brain, so perhaps it
Julia Too much love: helicopter parents could be raising anxious, narcissistic childrentheconversation.com - Marilyn Campbell The Age newspaper recently highlighted the issue of so-called “helicopter parenting” at universities. The report talked of parents contacting …
Julia Stanford Researchers Find This 15-Minute Exercise Boosts Learning and RetentionInc Magazine - Minda ZetlinIt helped statistics students improve their grades, and it will work for you too. You have a big presentation, a job interview, or an important meeting with a customer coming up. You need to learn everything
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Julia Kids These Well-Intentioned Parental Behaviors Actually Result in Kids Who Are Less Successful, Researchers SayInc Magazine - Christina DesMaraisThe relationship between kids and parents is well-studied and researchers are perpetually learning more about what parents can do--or not do--to help their children blossom. All good parents want their
Julia Mom's Photos of Girls as Princesses and Athletes Go Viral: 'Our Daughters Do Not Have to Choose'People - By Caitlin KeatingIt was during a conversation that Heather Mitchell had at her 8-year-old daughter’s softball practice in Alabama that made her realize young girls shouldn’t have to choose between being an athlete or up
Julia Columbia University For Kids With Anxiety, Parents Learn To Let Them Face Their FearsNPR - Angus ChenThe first time Jessica Calise can remember her 9-year-old son Joseph's anxiety spiking was about a year ago, when he had to perform at a school concert. He said his stomach hurt and he might throw up.
Julia 7 Signs You're OverparentingPOPSUGAR - Patricia-Anne TomReader Katherine W. says she's worried she has been overparenting or pampering her kids. "I tried to do the very best I could," she relays, "taking them to parks and interesting places every weekend, to
Julia Success New neuroscience reveals 9 rituals that will make you an amazing parentLadders - Eric Barker When kids behave, things are easy. The problem is when you need to discipline them. Most parents know which methods they don’t want to use to correct …
Julia Lego's Newest Set Lets Kids Build Robots—and ConfidenceWIRED - Brian Barrett Memories of middle school likely conjure up all sorts of thoughts and emotions. “Productive STEM learning” is probably low on the list. But on …
Julia How to Cultivate Your Kid's Sense of HumorLifehacker “Why did the sandwich get out of the bathtub?” my son once asked me when he was five years old. “Ummm, I don’t know. Why?” I asked, more than curious …
Julia All Parents Who Raise Successful Kids Play These 8 Roles, Says a Harvard Economist SaysInc Magazine - Jessica StillmanIf you want your kids to grow up to be successful, you need to play these eight roles in their life. They say death and taxes are the only certainties in this life, but those of us with kids know there's
Julia Help Your Kid Face Peer Pressure With the 'Big Rock' MetaphorLifehacker When the other middle school kids go low, you want your kid to go high. You want your kid to be the one to stand up to the bully or to say, “No …
Julia Kids Confident Kids Come From Parents Who Do These 5 ThingsFatherly - Lizzy Francis Parents who want kids who know their strengths and play to them do these five things. From the moment a baby is born, they start learning. They learn …
Julia Icon version of the Flipboard logo Kids are smarter than adults when solving certain problemsberkeley.edu - By Yasmin Anwar, Media Relations| March 15, 2019 Still depending on your kids to figure out why your smartphone’s acting weird? As a rule, children are wired to explore, experiment and get results …
Julia Greener Childhood Associated With Happier AdulthoodNPR - Jonathan LambertThe experience of natural spaces, brimming with greenish light, the smells of soil and the quiet fluttering of leaves in the breeze can calm our frenetic modern lives. It's as though our very cells can
