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Daughters write their own rules
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Daughters write their own rules

  • Marla Capra Family Forum
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I have been thinking a lot about all the questions I have that I didn’t know I needed to ask my dad before he died.

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Goal-setting for busy families: utilizing dynamic poise is key
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Goal-setting for busy families: utilizing dynamic poise is key

  • Kristi Schreiner-Huffey Family Forum
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COLUMN: Dynamic poise has helped me take a step back and slow down, allowing things to transpire instead of forcing them.

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Children having a family should be a right, not a privilege
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Children having a family should be a right, not a privilege

  • Marla Capra Family Forum
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As an adoptive parent, my kids saved me from a life I pretended I could live.

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Why we must build resilience
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Why we must build resilience

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I was recently introduced to a new acquaintance by a friend of mine as the Queen of Resilience. While it was a super flattering compliment, it made me take a step back and think about the components one must endure to become the “Queen of Resilience.”

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Leaving the map behind
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Leaving the map behind

  • Christina Winterbourne Family Forum
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In 2014, my world as I knew it ended — gradually at first, and then with abruptness. Some of it happened over the years prior in such a slow, stagnant way that I wasn’t fully aware of what was happening. Other parts happened so quickly that it was as though I was left behind and have only ca…

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It’s all for the love of the game — baseball
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It’s all for the love of the game — baseball

  • Beth Swanson Family Forum
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COLUMN: Boys should play baseball even though it is the hardest game for moms.

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Unconditional love: It takes a village to ensure successful kidney transplant
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Unconditional love: It takes a village to ensure successful kidney transplant

  • Leah Bailey Family Forum
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COLUMN: People with kidney failure become eligible to register for a transplant once their kidney function drops below 20%.

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$1.9 trillion stimulus bill could be turning point in American law for families
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$1.9 trillion stimulus bill could be turning point in American law for families

  • By ORION DONOVAN-SMITH of The Spokesman-Review
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WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday passed a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package that will send $1,400 payments to most Americans, along with monthly payments to parents of up to $300 per child, a dramatic but temporary overhaul of a tax credit program Democrats hope will become pe…

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Teaching skills
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Teaching skills

  • Catherine Dennis Family Forum
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COLUMN: Teaching a child a skill is not just an investment in their heart. The dividends it will provide are immeasurable and the impact on their lives priceless.

Using play to combat your child’s stress, loneliness
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Using play to combat your child’s stress, loneliness

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With the pandemic continuing to disrupt routines, you may have growing anxieties about how the extended crisis will affect your child’s social and emotional health long-term.

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Putting the pieces of life back together
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Putting the pieces of life back together

  • Lucy Ramirez Family Forum
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COLUMN: Day by day I started studying hard. It was difficult since I no longer had just one baby but five.

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Journey of parenting comes with price tag
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Journey of parenting comes with price tag

  • Marla Capra Family Forum
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COLUMN: Despite our family’s growth, I find I crave the community connection in a way I didn’t before.

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It's one of 'those days' ...
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It's one of 'those days' ...

  • Amber Clark Family Forum
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COLUMN: Next time you are having one of "those days" remember to pause, take a deep breathe and think about what your client will "hear" as you respond to them.

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Celebrate writers who open door to understanding
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Celebrate writers who open door to understanding

  • Leah Bailey Family Forum
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COLUMN: Done right, fiction is a better vehicle than non-fiction for learning why cultures that seem foreign to one person are important to another.

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Parenting regret
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Parenting regret

  • Catherine Dennis Family Forum
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COLUMN: When it comes to children, they deserve a best start. Strong connections, love, compassion, guidance, positive affect and a healthy dose of boundaries.

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CranioSacral Therapy: A stress relief tool for the entire family
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CranioSacral Therapy: A stress relief tool for the entire family

  • Kristi Schreiner-Huffey Family Forum
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COLUMN: Stress affects everyone — from children to adults. That six-letter word is one of the things that inspired Kristi Schreiner-Huffey to try CranioSacral Therapy.

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You are the golden thread
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You are the golden thread

  • Jennifer Gauthier Family Forum
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COLUMN: I sadly learned that my own golden essence had dimmed while caring for others and not taking the time to care for myself.

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