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_ Parenting10 Ways to Help Foster Healthy Physical Habits in a Digital World By Sondra Forsyth articleWe all know that exercise is essential to our health and wellbeing; however, in a time when so much of … Read More→
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_ Parenting13 Tips to Help Children and Teens Avoid Technology Overuse During COVID-19 By Sondra Forsyth articleChildren and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development has brought together leading international experts in the fields of … Read More→
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_ ParentingCo-Parenting Tips Every Divorcing Couple Needs to Know By Jane Farrell articleIt’s well known that nearly half of all marriages in the country end in divorce. The rate is even higher … Read More→
_ ParentingIt Takes a Sensitive Village to Raise a Child with Special Needs By Sondra Forsyth articleRaising a child with a disability is a journey that is never easy. In addition to the emotional challenges, it … Read More→