What do you stand for in your family? A mission statement is a good place to start.
Hard work? Honesty? Kindness? Punctuality? Generosity? What values matter most to you as a family? Establishing a family motto is…
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The Holiday Survival Guide. You’re gonna need it.
It’s holiday time and research tells us that the invisible “mental load” parents carry, contributes to anxiety and depression, isolation,…
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5 reasons to try authoritative parenting instead of gentle parenting
Stop drowning in parenting scripts and putting pressure on every interaction you have with your child. Try finding balance with…
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Does Thanksgiving = panic? We can help.
While Thanksgiving is SUPPOSED to be about gratitude, most of us don’t face the holiday with a sense of appreciation…
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Your Brain on Gratitude: How Feeling Grateful Impacts Your Mind & Body
Why are gratitude practices so impactful, according to research? What if you feel like your child is ungrateful? And how…
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What Are You Giving Up this Year? Setting Boundaries Over the Holidays
With the holiday season in full swing, the list of things to do, presents to buy, emails and cards to…
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IRL in NYC! Keep Calm and Laugh On: Parenting with Resilience
Caitlin Murray, creator of Big Time Adulting and Dr. Erin O'Connor, Cooper's Chief of Education, invite you for a candid…
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Not sure what gentle parenting actually means? You’re not alone.
Even if the intent behind gentle parenting is good, the pressure on parents to “parent the right way” is unprecedented.…
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Horrors in Israel: When you’re lost for words
In the midst of unspeakable horrors in the Middle East, many of us find ourselves staring into the eyes of…
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Taking Our Kids to Work
Research shows that there are MANY excellent reasons to take your child to work (or have them spend the day…
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How do I tell my kids that I live with depression and/or anxiety?
Children are more sensitive to our moods, reactions, and behavior than we think, and research shows that open and honest…
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Do you get the Sunday Scaries? 6 steps for a Sunday Planning Meeting
How can you help make the invisible work of caregiving more visible? Try this.
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