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Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

Tips for Helping Reluctant Sharers

Jennifer Hansen Rolli, author of the picture book about sharing "Just for Me," provides tips and tricks for encouraging your little ones to share — and feel good about it!

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Grown-Up Reads

Reviving Ophelia All Over Again

Authors Dr. Mary Pipher and Sara Pipher Gilliam have updated the classic book about adolescent girls to reflect the ever-changing world in which we live.

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All Ages

Booktalk: How to Foster a Love of Reading in Your Children

One often-overlooked way to spark and kindle a love of reading in children is through booktalk. Sharing the experiences that move us and change us — such as reading a good story — gives them added importance.

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Tween

Confidence Over Competence: Empowering Girls to Love Math

Could the “math gap” between girls and boys be more about confidence than competence? Math teacher-turned-author Jennifer Swender wants girls to see math as a challenge to overcome rather than a standard of perfection to achieve.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

Why Reading Childhood Favorites to Your Kids Is Honestly the Best

See why reading your favorite childhood story to your kids can be a great way to connect with them and your younger self!

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Grown-Up Reads

The Cult of the Head Start: An Argument for Letting Kids Dabble

In this excerpt from Range, David Epstein shares how parents who encourage their children to try a myriad of different interests are more likely to succeed, versus the “Tiger parent” method of specializing early.

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Tips & Advice

How to Create Age-Appropriate Speed Bumps for Your Voracious Reader

Some kids want to zoom ahead and read books they may not be ready for — either developmentally or emotionally. Here's how to slow them down while still keeping them engaged.

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Grown-Up Reads

Hands Held: The Lifesaving Value of Talking About Mental Health

I thought illnesses like mine were something you couldn’t, shouldn’t, mustn’t talk about. But that’s simply untrue. I discovered that when you talk about these things, a whole community of people is waiting to support you.

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Tween

Teen

How To Talk to Kids About Social Media and Self-Respect

While the aggravation, envy, and self-doubt that come from scrolling through "influencer" feeds may seem harmless, it can actually be damaging, especially to younger people.

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Grown-Up Reads

Slow Down, Momma: A Note of Encouragement for Busy Moms

As mothers, how do we find space in the middle of all the madness to pause and practice the art of steadying our minds? To start: do what you can where you are.

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Grown-Up Reads

Tips & Advice

6 Ways to Model Healthy Phone Habits for Your Kids

As parents, we worry a lot about our children’s potential smartphone addiction, but what about our own? Here are six techniques that will help you be more present with your children — and your life.

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Pre-K

You’re Missing It! Reminds Parents That Kids Aren’t the Only Ones Who Should Put Down the Screens

In a technology-obsessed world, You’re Missing It! is a real-life notification for kids and parents on the importance of human connection.

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