Guest Post: 5 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Going Back to Work

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Heading back into the workplace after either staying home with kids or working from home can cause no shortage of anxiety, fear and lapses in confidence. Continuing with my monthly series on building confidence, I asked award-winning humor author Lela Davidson if she could share a few of her insights with us. Lela’s newest collection of inspiring, relatable and hilarious […]

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5 Questions to Ask Your Hyperconnected Kid

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Kids are naturally impulsive. Part of the reason boils down to basic biology. The prefrontal cortex of the brain, which is in charge of planning, decision making and moderating social behavior doesn’t fully develop until we’re 25 years old. (That explains a few things, doesn’t it?!) Living in a plugged-in society, instant gratification is more the

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Improve Self-Confidence by Becoming Your Own Best Friend

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Do you often say demeaning things to yourself that you wouldn’t dream of saying to anyone else? The self-critical statements we make to ourselves have a way of worming little holes in our spirits that bleed self-worth. Over time, negative self-talk not only harms our self-esteem, it hurts our relationships with others, our confidence in forming new relationships and our ability to

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8 Signs You’re Raising a Thoughtful Communicator

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1.) You teach manners. Even before your kids learned to speak, you taught “please” and “thank you”. You know that manners are the first step toward helping kids learn to treat others politely and respectfully whether they are interacting online or offline, with friends or individuals they don’t know. 2.) You nurture empathy. Empathy plays an

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Navigating the Tumultuous Toddler Years

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How can a person be so sweetly adorable one minute and so completely exasperating the next? Toddlers may have small bodies, but anyone who has ever parented one knows they have voluminous, moody spirits that can cause tremors in a room and test the most patient parent. Toddlers are fascinating creatures who love to test our boundaries, wherever and whenever the

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The Communication Habit That’s Sure to Aggravate Your Kids

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If you follow me much, you know that I often offer tips to spark conversation. I do this because intentional conversation with our kids helps them practice their social skills (i.e., turn-taking, speaking, listening, etc.) in an entertaining way that also draws the family closer. Conversation matters. We build, break and repair relationships through our

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