#parent | #kids | I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful kids—here’s the ‘surprising’ parenting style they used | #parenting

Some parents believe in being strict, while others are lenient. Many wonder how to find the right balance. For my book, “Raising an Entrepreneur,” I interviewed 70 parents who raised highly successful adults about how they helped their kids achieve their dreams. It was an extremely diverse group — of……

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#parent | #kids | Liz and Linda’s wait for justice: A 50-year fight against a child rapist and the nun they say enabled him | #students | #parents

Liz and Linda. Linda and Liz. Liz was from “Up the Hill,” Federal Hill. Confident and sporty, with thick blond hair and ice-blue eyes, she dominated the basketball court. Her father was a cop; the family sacrificed to send their nine children to Catholic school. Linda was from “Down the……

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#parent | #kids | Six-year-old boy arrested after shooting his teacher in US classroom | #teacher | #children | #kids

WASHINGTON — A six-year-old boy opened fire in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher, police said. No students were hurt in the incident at Richneck Elementary School in the coastal city of Newport News. “The individual is a six-year-old……

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#parent | #kids | Habitually Checking Social Media May Be Linked to Preteen Brain Changes | #socialmedia | #children

Habitually checking social media may be associated with changes in the brain’s sensitivity to social rewards and punishments in preteens, according to an imaging-based study. Young adolescents who checked in to Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat at least 15 times per day also showed distinct longitudinal changes in their functional brain……

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#parent | #kids | Drew Barrymore says ‘we should champion our exes,’ talks co-parenting with Will Kopelman | #parenting

Drew Barrymore and her ex-husband, Will Kopelman, have “never been better” when it comes to co-parenting their two children. On Thursday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” the host spoke with her guest, Kate Hudson, about the situation with her ex.  “I am co-parenting with someone,” Barrymore said. “And although……

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