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What Teens Need Most From Their Parents The teenage years are notoriously mysterious for parents, but they don't have to be. Read this year-by-year guide as to how to best parent your tweens and teens.	10 Parenting Behaviors That Create Empathetic Children Don't suppress the child's emotions...Allow the child to see you vulnerable...Display empathy toward others...These are among 10 tips for parents to raise more empathetic children.
Parenting Style Impacts Kids’ Attitudes on Marriage, Family Supportive parenting styles -- featuring high or average values on independence paired with a high level of trust and interest shown in the child, as well as large amounts of time spent together -- is linked to not only greater academic... read more	CPSC Approves New Safety Standard for Sling Carriers Here is an overview of the new safety standards for sling carriers, issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
La Leche League International Applauds American Academy of Pediatrics's Updated Infant Sleep Policy La Leche League International has issued a statement in response to the American Academy of Pediatrics's Infant Sleep Policy updated in 2016.	Yes, Parents Can Make a Difference The quality of parent-child attachment in the early years makes a huge difference to that child's well-being, according to pediatric psychologist Meghan Wells. The challenge is getting past the point of blaming parents.
It Depends on How the Mother and Child Survive the First Days After Birth Swedish neuroscientist Dr. Nils Bergman presents on how skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn actually changes the brain development of the infant.	Pregnancy Changes the Brain for as Long as Two Years Structural changes in the brains of pregnancy women are so distinct that mothers can be identified just by a look at their brain scans, according to a study conducted in Spain and published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
Five Tips for Giving as a Family This Holiday Season The holiday season is not just a season for getting, but also for giving. Here are 5 ideas for families to remember the giving reason for the season.	A Five-Step Plan for Peace: A New Way for Young People to Change the World The Peace First Challenge empowers young advocates, ages 13-24, to fight social injustice by developing a peacemaking project.

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