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How monthly child tax credit checks may be renewed by Congress

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Parents and caregivers with the Economic Security Project gather outside the White House to advocate for the Child Tax Credit in advance of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Sept. 20 in Washington, DC. Larry French | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images When Natacha Chavez began receiving monthly child tax … Read more

I talked to 70 parents of highly successful adults—here are 4 phrases they never said to their kids

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Wouldn’t it be nice if your kid grew up to become an entrepreneur? Entrepreneurs, in my view, are not just founders of for-profit businesses. They are resilient, hard-working people who start something, who come up with ideas and bring them to life, and who turn passion into projects.  As research for my book, “Raising an Entrepreneur,” I interviewed 70 parents … Read more

Parents who make these 3 mistakes are more likely to raise narcissistic kids, says parenting expert

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As a neuroscientist who studies narcissistic personality disorder, I’ve found that a child’s family dynamic is one of the most significant predictors of narcissistic tendencies, including superiority, grandiosity, entitlement and lack of empathy, in adulthood. To be clear, children and teens are naturally more selfish, not narcissistic, because their minds are still developing. So it’s … Read more

Successful parents do these 3 things with their kids to ‘build their brains,’ says pediatric surgeon

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Early childhood is a time of rapid development in the brain. In fact, 90% of a child’s brain growth happens before the age of five — and a big part of it is dependent on their language environment. That’s why frequent, rich “serve-and-return” interactions are critical for brain and social development. Nurturing activities — talking, … Read more

UNESCO says money spent on education doesn’t match its importance

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The amount spent on financing education doesn’t match the view that education is important, said Priyadarshani Joshi, a research officer on UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report team. Nobody would argue that education isn’t important, “but the money does not seem to add up,” Joshi told CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia last Friday as she spoke about … Read more

Giving kids with heart defects a brighter future

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By Santosh Prabhu The pandemic has put a lot of things into perspective. We’ve come a long since 2020 when there was considerable disruption in all walks of life. We saw a shift where people with non-COVID-related conditions were skeptical about visiting hospitals. This had a noticeable impact on the management of chronic conditions, including … Read more

These 7 skills separate successful kids from ‘those who struggle’: Psychologist and parenting expert

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When I began my career teaching at-risk children, most of my students lived in poverty, suffered abuse, or were challenged by learning, emotional or physical disabilities. I wanted to find ways to help them succeed. As an educational psychologist, I learned a very important lesson: Thrivers are made, not born. Children need safe, loving and … Read more

Learning to code will not save you. A.I. is coming for your job too.

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Learning to code will not save you. A.I. is coming for your job too. | Fortune You need to enable JavaScript to view this site.