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Feeling Stressed as a Parent? You’re Not Alone
The expectations for kids’ involvement in constant activities seems to grow every year, and this causes a lot of stress for parents. Barbara Fatum and Josh Freedman discuss this trend that many of us feel – and what we can do about it. For more tools for parents after watching the video, check out this […]
Posted May 21, 2018 by in Family
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El Secreto de la Longevidad
La psicóloga Susan Pinker comparte los hallazgos de su investigación acerca de lo que se necesita para vivir hasta los 100 años y más allá incluso, pero los indicadores principales no son los que ella esperaba encontrar.
Posted May 14, 2018 by Fiorella Velarde in Family , Life
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Layers of Parental Empathy
One of the keys to success as a parent is empathy. It’s important to feel it for yourself, feel it for your child, and be able to teach empathy to your child. Ilaria Boffa and Josh Freedman discuss this vitally important skill for parents.
Posted May 9, 2018 by in Family
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A Six Seconds Pause as Parents
Many times as parents we feel strong emotions – and that is why a pause is essential. It helps us move out of unconscious reaction and into presence.
Posted April 29, 2018 by in Family
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Helping Kids Feel the Gift of Belonging
Should we make kids feel like they have to earn our respect, or like they are always part of the family? Josh Freedman and Susan Stillman discuss the gift of belonging that we can give to our kids, that they are affiliated with our family and our bigger social networks.
Posted April 29, 2018 by in Family
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Different Motivators for Different Kids
How are different children motivated differently? Josh Freedman talks with Ramona and John Miranda about how kids are motivated by different things, and one of our jobs as parents is to help them find out what motivates them.
Posted April 23, 2018 by in Family
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Noticing What We’re Feeling as Parents
Josh Freedman and Susan Stillman discuss the importance of being aware of how our emotions influence our perceptions – and how we can use that awareness to be better parents.
Posted April 16, 2018 by in Family
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Embracing Kids’ Failures
Christine Carter and Kelly Corrigan from the Greater Good Science Center talk about the difficulty, and importance, of letting kids make mistakes and learning from them.
Posted April 9, 2018 by in Family
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Nourishing Self-Compassion as Parents
How do we nourish our own empathy as parents, and help our kids do the same? Ilaria Boffa sat down with Josh Freedman to discuss the pressure and expectations that we put on ourselves as parents – and the essential role that empathy plays to reduce our own anxiety.
Posted April 1, 2018 by in Family , Life
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3 Tips for Parent Child Struggles
Do you ever feel impatient, or even afraid, as a parent? As parents, we deal with a lot of emotions – both our kids’ feelings and our own. Josh Freedman and Marilynn Jorgensen discuss and offer 3 tips for emotionally intelligent parenting.
Posted March 26, 2018 by in Family
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How to Praise Children
Christine Carter and Kelly Corrigan from the Greater Good Science Center talk about research into praise and what it means for how we should give feedback to kids.
Posted March 20, 2018 by in Family
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Educating Future Change Makers
What will help my children, and the entire family, to contribute to the world in positive ways? May Duong talks about the importance of watering the seeds of curiosity in children, and planting it in the good soil of love and optimism.
Posted February 28, 2018 by in Family
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