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fromPsychology Today
13 hours agoHow Parenting Advice on Anxiety Misses Key Family Patterns
Helping children face fears requires parents to change their responses, not just focus on fixing the child.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
23 hours agoThe people who seem to have endless patience with difficult family members aren't necessarily more forgiving. Many of them long ago concluded that the emotional cost of asking for change was higher than the cost of absorbing the behavior, and they've been paying the cheaper price for so long they forgot there was ever a choice. - Silicon Canals
Conflict avoidance is often mistaken for patience, but it can lead to relationship breakdown and is linked to anxiety and attachment insecurity.
Medicine
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 days ago'It's a Safe Space': Mobile Midwifery Clinics Meet Patients Where They Are | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Mobile midwifery clinics provide culturally sensitive care to improve maternal health outcomes for women of color in Miami-Dade County.
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SF parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days agoAre Axel Rudakubana's parents responsible for his terrible crime? It's a question many families will fear to answer | Gaby Hinsliff
Parents of Axel Rudakubana failed to act on warning signs, contributing to a tragedy involving the murders of three young girls.
Public health
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 days agoMaternal Mortality Is a Policy Failure | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Maternal mortality in the U.S. is a public health emergency, with over 80% of deaths preventable and significant racial disparities in outcomes.
Social justice
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 days agoThe Politics of Loving Kindness: Insights from a Birth Equity Initiative | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
American politics increasingly tolerates brutal policies, widening inequality, while a vision of loving kindness could foster solidarity and community welfare.
fromThe Oaklandside
3 days agoMore 4-year-olds are in publicly funded preschool than ever - in Oakland and across the state
California has achieved a significant increase in transitional kindergarten enrollment, with 62% of 4-year-olds participating in publicly funded early childhood programs, a rise from 42% in 2019-2020. However, access remains uneven, as nearly 40% of eligible children are still not enrolled, indicating a need for increased awareness and support for families.
East Bay (California)
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Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoI want to say something that my generation rarely says out loud: being tough your whole life doesn't actually protect you from loneliness - it just means you're better at hiding it from everyone, including yourself - Silicon Canals
Being tough can lead to loneliness and isolation, as it prevents genuine connections and vulnerability.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoI grew up in a family where asking for help was the same as admitting weakness - and now I'm 66 and sitting alone with problems I don't know how to solve because I never learned how to say "I'm struggling" - Silicon Canals
Asking for help is often perceived as a weakness, rooted in deep-seated beliefs about masculinity and self-reliance.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 days agoSuffolk health checks: The new school gate conversation - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
The UK medical landscape has moved dramatically in the last twelve months, showing a clear move away from fad diets and toward regulated, injectable treatments. This shift is not staying local; it's already visible across London clinics and private healthcare providers, where demand has accelerated sharply over the past year.
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Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoI've stopped being angry that my adult children rarely call, because I finally understand they're not ignoring me - they're just living the life I worked my whole career to give them, and that's both the proudest and loneliest thought I've ever had - Silicon Canals
Children are overwhelmed with responsibilities, not neglecting their parents.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoThere's a version of strength that only develops in people who had to figure out the rules of a place nobody explained to them. They don't talk about it because the people who had the rules handed to them wouldn't understand what was hard about it, and the people who also had to figure it out don't need the explanation. - Silicon Canals
Onsighting in climbing parallels navigating social systems, emphasizing perceptual capacity over resilience in understanding unwritten rules.
fromPsychology Today
5 days agoMy Child Has Autism: How Do I Know the Program Is Working?
If the application of behavioral techniques does not produce large enough effects for practical value, then the application has failed. Practical value is whatever you define as meaningful for your child's life.
Mental health
fromScary Mommy
5 days agoOK, So Everybody's Struggling To Pay For Their Kids' Extracurriculars, Right?
The original poster (OP) wrote, 'My second child is starting high school next year and is hell-bent on joining the marching band. I was in marching band myself when I was in high school and I wasn't against her joining. The discipline would be good for her. Then I found out how much it costs.'
Parenting
NYC parents
fromThe Mercury News
1 month agoLetters: Meeting needs of mothers helps care for children
Meeting mothers' basic needs for menstrual products and diapers is essential for supporting child development and family stability, while automated license plate readers create risks for innocent drivers.
Parenting
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month ago'You don't need millions to adopt - kids just need love and a safe place'
A same-sex couple adopted two mixed-race sisters to prevent their separation in care, addressing the significant underrepresentation of Black and mixed-heritage children in adoption systems.
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