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10 quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr., for peaceful parenting homes Today we remember Martin Luther King, Jr., the American minister-turned-civil rights activist whose legacy stretches even into the realms of parenting -- if you consider that many of his quotes centered on peace and harmony can be aptly applied... read more	Teaching the way of gratitude The study of neuroplasticity confirms that when we intentionally and repeatedly focus on "taking in the good," we cause changes in our neurons that shift us away from the innate bias toward always looking for threat.
Parenting as a protest against hate Although not a new phenomenon, there seems to have been an increase in incidents of racism, sexism, xenophobia, ableism, LGBTQ discrimination, sexual assault, bullying, and hate crimes as of late.	Editor's pick: Top 10 of 2016 2016 has been a fulfilling year for API.
Your Parent Compass: Break the cycle Since ... read more	Your parenting choices can change your child's DNA New research in epigenetics and neuroscience is giving us an incredible window into our past and a new awareness of how we can change our future.
Nurturing parenting is an essential basic need of all children How do you feel it was like for your great-grandmother to be admonished for instinctively loving her child, only to be told that her instinct is exactly what would damage that child?	What is shame? It is important to set limits on behavior and it is important to instill within our children a sense that there are wise and unwise choices, but how do we do this without also ingraining shame?
How little we really know about the topic of shame Working on the "Parenting Without Shame" issue of Attached Family was unlike any that have come before. I didn't realize, when I began, of how little I knew about shame as a topic.	Young People's Participation in Peacebuilding - A Practice Note "In developing strategies and policies, avoid the conceptual trap that youth are either victims or perpetrators, or only a risk factor - draw upon the increasing evidence that demonstrates that youth are largely peaceful agents and assets."

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