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The Battle of Child Friendship Groups

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Four Ways to Start a Difficult Conversation with a Teacher

How do you start a difficult conversation with a teacher?Here are four thoughtful openers you can use to set a positive tone and gently invite connection and collaboration. They also give you a moment to build trust before moving into the part of the conversation that...

The One Thing Netflix’s Adolescence Gets Wrong – And Why I’m Glad It Did

The brilliance of the series Adolescence lies in this central idea: “This could happen to any family.” That premise has powerfully pulled all of us—parents, educators, communities—into the conversation about how our kids are using technology. Jamie, the 13-year-old at...

How to help your child through a difficult life transition

Michelle Mitchell is an author and speaker, sought after for her compassionate and grounded advice for parenting.She joins Britt & Laura on The Pick Up to chat about Lola's struggling transitioning to her new daycare and how to make sure your kids are confident...

Help! My Child is Pulling Away From Me

ABC Life Matters Interview. It’s part of normal development that teenagers will pull away from their parents, but that doesn’t stop the sting when it happens. Particularly when it happens when they’re tweens, and it feels like only yesterday they were leaping into...

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