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Science Says Your Stress Is LITERALLY Changing Your Kids’ Genes (For The Worse). Here’s What To Do "When parents are significantly stressed during their child’s first few years of life, some of the child’s genes can be altered.	Can Mindfulness Help Parents and Preteens Have Better Relationships? "These results, while quite preliminary, suggest that simply completing this brief course with their kids changed the parents’ brains and possibly made them more empathetic and able to recognize and regulate their own emotions."
The U.S. Should Meet Global Standards On Breastfeeding And Paid Leave "When taking time off after giving birth means risking a paycheck, everything becomes arduous — healing, bonding with the baby, breastfeeding.	Living a life of gratitude, a 'walking meditation' I’m trying to learn not to take anything for granted by feeling grateful for the little things of life, by living and appreciating each moment. It’s not easy to do and it takes a diligent and conscious daily effort -- similar to meditation.
10 tips on gratitude Every year, the Thanksgiving holiday gives us an opportunity to remember to give thanks for the blessings in our lives. API encourages you to make thanksgiving a daily practice.	Thankful kids It’s this time of year -- Thanksgiving holiday -- when we pause and take a moment to reflect on all that we are grateful for.
It is easier when you feel in balance It is easier to be emotionally responsive when you feel in balance. View this meme on API's blog and share it from API's Facebook page.	Have guilt? Find your anchor point in parent support Guilt, unfortunately, seems to be inherent in parenting. It doesn't really matter how you parent, it's so tempting to compare ourselves to others and how they are relating to and raising up their children.
Cultivating a peaceful family: 5 effective ways to tend to one's inner harmony Our children are keenly tuned in to us. They know very well how to read the signs that serve as the early warning system indicating the likelihood of an impending mom-meltdown. Over time, they have become skilled at rating the level of threat.	Daily tip: Careful when reading hostile comments We all like to leave a comment online when we read an article that moves us in a strong way, whether positively or negatively, but do we realize how reading others' hostile comments can affect us?

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