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Raging Bull: 12 Signs You Might Need Anger Management

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We’ve all had moments of anger. When that knucklehead in the grey Chevy cuts you off, when the “easy assembly” cabinet isn’t, or when you open the fridge in the break room to find someone has eaten your lunch—it’s not unusual to…
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It’s Nice to be Nice: 15 Reasons to Say Please & Thank You

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Is it us, or does no one say thank you anymore?! While being nice may be a lost art, it’s actually highly beneficial. “Grateful people report higher levels of positive emotions, life satisfaction, vitality, optimism and lower levels of…
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11 Reasons Your Teen Secretly Wants You to Be a Disciplinarian

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Being a teenager is a tough business. We know this. We remember it clearly, and yet when you think about the one thing that’s harder than being a teen—it’s being the parent of a teen. There’s an awesome expression out there (source…
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20 Signs You Spend too Much Time on Your Smartphone

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You and your smartphone are literally joined at the hip. It’s the first thing you see when you wake up in the morning and the last thing you see at night. Some people have more intimate relationships with their smartphones than they have…
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5 Surprising Ways Your Teen Might be Getting High

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These days, teens have become increasingly resourceful when it comes to getting high. Remember when risky behavior meant toking up under the bleachers at school? (Are we dating ourselves here?) Your teen might be getting high in ways you never…
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Someone Crabby? 18 Tips for Dating a Cancer

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With their alleged hard shells and soft, mushy insides, people born between June 21 and July 22 fall under the unfortunately named Zodiac sign of Cancer. Cancers are popularly thought to be temperamental and, according to an article in O Magazine,…

8 Things to Discuss When Your Pre-Teen Wants a Piercing

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Piercing body parts other than ears has been gaining acceptance, and many consider it body art. Still, there are important health concerns that every parent should discuss when their pre-teen expresses interest in the latest piercing fad.…
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7 Reasons Why Expressive Body Art Can Be Positive Role Modeling

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Many people are choosing to express themselves through body art, and parents' body art is creating new opportunities for teachable moments about being unique. A recent Huff Post piece reported that: “more people are getting inked, and the…
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How to Teach Your Child to Live a Disciplined Life

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It’s been said that the only things we really learn are the things we learn for ourselves. That’s because only when we learn it for ourselves does it become intrinsic to us. We just naturally do it, without having to be coaxed or disciplined.…