Family Tech Tips by Kyle KickBStrong Together Executive Director The beginning of the school year is the perfect time to examine technology and media use in your home. Here are some tips for creating healthy media habits in your family. Create a family media plan. As a family, examine your media usage and work together […]
How Can We Teach Our Girls to Love the Way They Look? by Anjali TalatiBStrong Together Contributor The answer to this question mainly lies in the realization that if we as adults can love the skin that we are in, then our children will develop a higher level of confidence and self-esteem. By age 6,
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Summertime Fun! by Kyle KickBStrong Together Executive Director The less hectic days of summer can be a wonderful opportunity to experiment with new ideas, try out a new routine, and maybe even develop some new, healthy habits that will carry over into the school year. Here are some ideas to get you started. Teach your
Can Gratefulness Lead to Happiness? by Anjali TalatiBStrong Together Contributor Does being grateful give you more happiness? YES it does. And there is research on it! Studies show that consistently grateful people are happier and more satisfied with their lives. They even feel more physically healthy and they exercise more. Gratitude gives you freedom from
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How to Raise a Successful Child? by Anjali Talati BStong Together Contributor Having a tendency to research everything, after I became a mom of two boys I started my quest for answers to the question, “how to raise successful children?” After reading a dozen or so books by experts, and a year or so after implementing
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Teens and Alcohol – What You Can Do by Kyle Kick BStrong Together Executive Director According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alcohol is the most widely used drug among children and teens in the US. It is important to know that alcohol effects teen and adult brains differently. During the critical period of
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The Power of Play by Kyle Kick BStrong Together Executive Director In January of 2018, BStrong Together was proud to welcome Dr. Shimi Kang, award-winning Harvard-trained physician, researcher, and author of The Self-Motivated Kid: How to Raise Happy, Healthy Children Who Know What They Want and Go After It. In her book, Dr. Kang identifies four
Mindfulness in Love by Kyle Kick BStrong Together Executive Director February is often thought of as the month of love. There are many different kinds of love – romantic love, family love, friendship love, self love – and many views of love from the romantic to the scientific. Throughout time, humans have tried to define
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Parenting in the New Year by Kyle Kick BStrong Together Executive Director Happy New Year! The start of a new year marks a new beginning, a wonderful opportunity to take a step back to reflect on life as it has been and life as you would like for it to be. It is frequently a
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Managing Stress During Finals by Kyle Kick BStrong Together Executive Director In a study by the American Psychological Association, American teens reported only sleeping 7.4 hours on a school night and 8.1 hours on a non-school night, much less than the recommended 8.5-9.25 hours. More than a third of respondents said that they lie awake at
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