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Ex-etiquette: Your ex is a narcissist? Probably not
Q. My co-parent is a lost cause. They are a narcissist! I looked it up on the internet and they check all the boxes. They think they are perfect, always right, and try to manipulate me and the kids to get their own way. They act like they care, but they obviously don’t. They can’t be a good influence. What’s good ex-etiquette?
A. I can’...Read more
Too much screen time harms children, experts agree. So why do parents ignore them?
LOS ANGELES -- Parents are bombarded with a dizzying list of orders when it comes to screen time and young children: No screens for babies under 18 months. Limit screens to one hour for children under 5. Only "high-quality" programming. No fast-paced apps. Don't use screens to calm a fussy child. "Co-view" with your kid to interact while ...Read more
A Fun Way to Fight Childhood Anxiety
Wouldn't it be great if there was a new, fast, even cheerful way to fight the tide of anxiety engulfing this generation of kids?
It sure would. And darned if the latest Journal of Anxiety Disorders doesn't feature one. It's called independence therapy: having kids do new things, on their own, without their parents.
A pilot study conducted by...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1'
Rated R for violence, some nudity and sexuality.
What it’s about: A sprawling interconnected narrative about a group of settlers in the Old West descending on a place of promise called Horizon.
The kid attractor factor: Not much, this is more of an adult drama.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Guns, guns ...Read more
Ex-etiquette: When 'we' means someone else
Q. I am my husband's second wife and we have been happily married for 40 years. My issue is that whenever my husband thinks of a place or a person from the past, he will start by saying: "When we were in Santa Fe, New Mexico....." So, I ask the obvious question: Who is we? His response is: my ex-wife. For 40 years I have told him that he shouldn...Read more
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