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The screen time rules you really should enforce this year While parents grapple with how much screen time is too much for children, new research now supports their suspicions: An excess amount of time in front of screens is bad for kids.	Mindful Parenting Mindful parenting is parenting from the depths of our hearts, rather than letting us be guided by a set of pre-fixed, often unreflected beliefs about what is right and wrong -- beliefs about thing having to be done or seen a certain way,... read more
Screen time makes tweens clueless on reading social cues	Being Compassionate with Yourself We want our kids to grow into caring and compassionate people. One of the ways we encourage that is by being caring and compassionate toward our children. Another way that we do that is by being caring and compassionate with ourselves.... read more
Zero to eight: Children's media use in America 2013 Zero to Eight: Children's Media Use in America 2013 is the second in a series of surveys by Common Sense Media designed to document the media environments and behaviors of kids ages 8 and under.	API-Inspired Leadership: An interview with Kelly Shealer My API group had been so meaningful and helpful to me when my first son was very young. I had a real need for the support and friendship I found within the group, and as my son got older, I wanted to be able to be more involved with the group.
It Takes a Village We've all hear the saying, "It takes a village to raise a child," and it is still true, even in these modern days of computers, mobile phones, dial-a-pizza and TV on demand.	Learning to Live in the Moment Becoming a mother has taught me the real meaning of "living in the moment." Before I became pregnant with our daughter Zara, I really thought living in the moment meant squeezing every possible drop of productivity out of my day.
API-Inspired Leadership: An inteview with Lauren Osborne We had never heard of AP before having our first child. Our doula gave us a copy of Attached at the Heart as part of our gift basket. A few days after bringing our son home, my husband began reading it and said he thought I'd enjoy it.... read more	Why we created 'I Support You'--and where we stand a year later Last year, in honor of World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month, HuffPost Parents worked with Kim Simon, Suzanne Barston and Jamie Grumet to launch the I Support You campaign -- a movement that celebrates all moms and their... read more

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