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Teens Books

How to raise optimistic kids in pessimistic times

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Hopeful children are happier, more satisfied with life, and more willing to try. By Michele Borba, Ed. D.

March 3, 2021 Books, Parenting Advice

Excerpt: How to help your teen be a (functioning) person

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Catherine Newman’s wonderful new book offers a guide to 65 hugely useful, super-important skills for teens and tweens.

May 19, 2020 Books, Culture, Family

Preparing our kids to thrive in an uncertain world

fisheye photograph of a city
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When children feel pressured to perform well in the public realm, they have a hard time recognizing what really matters to them. By Dr. Madeline Levine

March 4, 2020 Books, Culture

Our favorite books that will change the way you think about parenthood

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Sixteen of the best books that offer a unique insight into parenting in our ever-changing modern world.

November 21, 2019 Books, Culture

Learning how to let your teens motivate themselves

pencil sketch "The Self-Driven Child"
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Coming to peace with the reality that you can’t make your kid do things is actually liberating. By William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

March 2, 2018 Books, Parenting Challenges

A few of Motherwell’s favorite parenting books

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Our carefully curated selection of must-read parenting books from the last few years.
By Lauren Apfel

December 12, 2016 Books

What the Dutch can teach us about our daughters and sex

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While American parents are talking to their daughters about the risks of sex, the Dutch are talking about the joys of intimacy.
By Peggy Orenstein

October 10, 2016 Books, Culture

Girls & Sex, a review

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Peggy Orenstein’s Girls & Sex is a deftly executed, non-judgemental cultural commentary on the complexities of female adolescent sexuality.
By Lauren Apfel

October 7, 2016 Books

The Gift of Failure: an author Q&A

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Jessica Lahey’s book is an incisive and eye-opening read on the pitfalls of modern-day overparenting.
By Randi Olin

August 22, 2016 Books, Culture
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