I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.
From Rosalind Wiseman
Boys and boys' body image and clothes have become just as important an issue for boys as for girls.
Sleeping with your phone in your bedroom is never a good idea, but it's even worse when you're bullied online because it's too tempting to stay up all night trying to 'fix' the situation - which isn't possible anyway.
Kids don't like being put into boxes, and your kid can act in different ways in different situations.
So many women keep their anger inside and let it build until they explode and then people blow them off again.
Good home-school educational plans have the kids in groups with other children often and consistently. Because common sense dictates that isolating people is never good and home-schooled children really benefit from being in those type of programs.
Nobody ever talks about the mean things that girls do to each other.
Mothers and fathers do really crazy things with the best of intentions.
Communicating a passionate response to world events is no longer limited to protests and rallies.
In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her.
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