Parenting

Are you good at talking to other people's kids, or do you fall back on the classic "how's school?" and "did you have fun at gymnastics?" as openers? In her Substack, The Auntie offers some great tips for making conversation easy and interesting for kids, and therefore, more fun for yourself.

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New research on kids and attachment: There’s been a long-standing notion held by many psychologists that early attachment behaviors are mainly determined by a child’s temperament.

No: Even children with characteristics of a difficult temperament can benefit from the advantages that come from multiple secure attachments.
https://theconversation.com/difficult-children-are-only-slightly-more-likely-to-have-insecure-attachments-with-parents-236106
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In a State With #School #Vouchers For All, Low-Income Families Aren’t Choosing to Use Them
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Working-class parents often express interest in vouchers. But in #Arizona, the nation’s school choice capital, these families aren’t using them due to the inaccessibility of private schools and the costs of #transportation, meals and uniforms.

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In the summer, U.K. TV personality Kirstie Allsopp wrote on X that her 15-year-old had just returned from a three-week Interrailing trip around Europe, accompanied by a 16-year-old friend. The duo had traveled to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin and more. Cue the social-media furor, with some commenters saying she was right to give her teen free rein, and others suggesting that she was irresponsible to let him travel without adult supervision. CNN talked to travel experts about the rules, risks, and value of solo traveling when young.

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#Travel #Lifestyle #Culture #Europe #Parenting

"A conversation about young men being in crisis, which began taking hold of the zeitgeist a couple years ago, is now fully mainstream, due in no small part to the current presidential election," writes She Knows' Erika Janes in her editor's note for this month's magazine. She put together a special issue, and a @[email protected] Storyboard, covering topics like how the patriarchy helps and harms boys, the sexist men who see themselves as the "good guys," and the dark side of gym bro culture.

https://flipboard.com/@sheknowscom/inside-the-lives-of-teen-boys-%E2%80%94-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-today-lvbq6a89mhmo2571

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Concern over how – and how much – their children are using media is a common source of parental guilt.

Some of this comes from the fact that parents themselves break their own rules.

Remember: Screen guilt can help guide you in creating a more balanced diet of media, and reflect on your own rules or choices.

https://theconversation.com/guilt-over-kids-screen-time-is-common-uncomfortable-and-can-stress-family-relationships-but-it-can-have-a-silver-lining-229164
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