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4 Ways to Raise ‘Emotionally Intelligent’ Kids

What do parents who raise emotionally intelligent kids do differently? Here are four research-backed parenting habits that enhance a child’s emotional well-being.

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week (Feb. 8-14)

“Someone gifted us some Berenstain Bears books and my husband said ‘we can read those but before we do, you should know upfront I have some issues with Lizzie.’”

Digitally responsible teens? Challenges of parental controls in digital literacy

Imagine handing your child the keys to a car without ever teaching them how to drive. That’s what unrestricted access to the digital world can feel like. Exciting, dangerous, and full of unknowns.

9 Ways to Help Your Child Work Through Night Terrors

Night terrors can disrupt a child’s sleep routine—and might be disturbing for both kids and parents. Here are expert-approved strategies for overcoming night terrors, and getting back to a good night’s sleep.

Older Fathers on Having Kids in Their 60s and 70s: ‘My Time With My Son Is More Limited – and More Precious’

It isn’t only the likes of Mick Jagger, Rupert Murdoch and Al Pacino who are fathering children later in life. Six older fathers share the unexpected joys and pitfalls.

10 ChatGPT Prompts Your Assistant Needs To Know

Every executive assistant can use AI to level up their game. Tools like ChatGPT can transform how they handle daily tasks that their clients want done now. But most assistants waste time with basic prompts when they could be doing so much more. Stop letting your assistant fumble with ChatGPT.

Why People Feel Nostalgic for Terrible Times

Some people miss the early, eerie first few months of the pandemic, when time seemed to have stopped. A popular Russian joke goes something like this: What did capitalism accomplish in one year that communism could not do in 70? Make communism look good.

There’s One Lie I Will Never Tell My Children

Parents who claim to never lie to their children are liars. It begins with Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. Then it’s yes, all kindergartners go to bed at 7 o’clock and no, the chickens on the farm and the chicken on your plate are not the same kind of chicken.

I Spent 32 Years Believing I Was Male. Then A Shocking Call Exploded Everything I Knew.

The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, I opened my phone to a news update saying the president had signed an executive order mandating that the government acknowledge only two sexes: male and female.

Here's how Trump's tariffs could impact you and your wallet

Every day, many people in the U.S. eat fruit grown in Mexico, use phones made in China and live in homes built from lumber from Canada. Now, trade with those three countries could be interrupted.

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bot

This past summer, I walked out of back-to-back Zoom meetings to discover my husband had packed up our Subaru Ascent with his belongings and left.

Parents who do these 6 things raise curious kids who love to learn, says researcher: 'Everyone can be developed'

No parent wants to see their child become bored and uninterested at school. Most don't even realize when their kids are losing interest in learning, says author and parenting researcher Jenny Anderson.

My Mom’s Disappearance Was A Mystery. Then I Saw An Old Photo — And What I Discovered Next Left Me Shaken.

I tried not to stare when I first saw her. Her gaunt, heavily lined face made her look older than I expected. She wore a dingy pumpkin-orange thrift-store turtleneck that swallowed her 5-foot-7, 98-pound frame. But her ice-blue eyes sparkled like a kid’s on Christmas morning.

5 Overlooked Plex Features Everybody Misses

Plex is best known as the streaming platform that lets you host your own video content and then stream it to devices on your local network. However, Plex has so much more to it, and chances are there's at least one of these five features you weren't aware of.

The Everything AI: How Google's Super Assistant Could Change Life As We Know It

What if your Al assistant could not only see the world through your eyes but actually understand it, plan ahead, and take action on your behalf? With recent advancements we are witnessing not just an evolution but a revolution in how AI understands and interacts with both our physical and digital wo

Curated by our editorsStories to fuel your mind

4 Ways to Raise ‘Emotionally Intelligent’ Kids

The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week (Feb. 8-14)

Digitally responsible teens? Challenges of parental controls in digital literacy

9 Ways to Help Your Child Work Through Night Terrors

Older Fathers on Having Kids in Their 60s and 70s: ‘My Time With My Son Is More Limited – and More Precious’

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10 ChatGPT Prompts Your Assistant Needs To Know

Why People Feel Nostalgic for Terrible Times

There’s One Lie I Will Never Tell My Children

I Spent 32 Years Believing I Was Male. Then A Shocking Call Exploded Everything I Knew.

Here's how Trump's tariffs could impact you and your wallet

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bot

Parents who do these 6 things raise curious kids who love to learn, says researcher: 'Everyone can be developed'

My Mom’s Disappearance Was A Mystery. Then I Saw An Old Photo — And What I Discovered Next Left Me Shaken.

5 Overlooked Plex Features Everybody Misses

The Everything AI: How Google's Super Assistant Could Change Life As We Know It

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