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Raising Good Kids

We all want to instill in our kids good values not only to encourage them to choose kindness now but also to create good habits that ensure their compassion endures through adulthood.

 

How to do that? NPN parents and local experts have lots of ideas on how to raise good kids that become exemplary adults, from teaching table manners early to explaining racial inequities. Choose methods and strategies that work for your family, and create your own!

You can make eating out with your kids actually enjoyable
Does going to a restaurant with kids fill you with apprehension? Do you cross your fingers and hope for the best, or do you load up on digital toys and promise yourself it will be different next time?...
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10 things I taught my daughters to prevent bullying
Remember the movie Mean Girls, where high school students created a burn book to spread rumors about each other? While I, too, enjoyed the movie and often joke with my friends that “on Wednesdays we w...
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Talking to kids about racism
Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash   “Mommy, why are people protesting?” “Well, some people did some really bad things to a man named George Floyd and people want everyone to know that ...
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