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Christ Church to Host: “Raising Successful, Balanced Children and Youth in an Affluent World”

As parents, or as grandparents, trying to do the best for our children and grandchildren, how do we help them navigate with so much turbulence and entitlement swirling around them? How do we teach our children empathy, good values and a strong work ethic? Continue Reading →

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AG Tong Joins Coalition of 44 Attorneys General Urging Facebook to Abandon Launch of Instagram Kids

At a Congressional hearing in March, Zuckerberg dismissed the idea that social media is harmful to children, despite strong data and research that has shown a link between young people’s use of social media and an increase in mental distress, self-injurious behavior, and suicidality. Instagram has been frequently flagged for increasing suicidal ideation, depression, and body image concerns in children. Continue Reading →

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Momtourage: After a newborn dies, parenting does not stop

“Colette died at nine days old after spending her short life inside an incubator in the NICU…Her death did not mean that I stopped being her parent; it just meant that parenting her would be different. I don’t change diapers, I don’t do silly things to entertain her, I don’t put her to sleep, but I still love her so much and worry that I am not doing enough.” – Michelle Valiukenas Continue Reading →

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