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The Right Way to Teach Kids Natural Consequences, According to a Psychiatrist

Jan 16, 2025 | parents.com | Lauryn Higgins

It’s a common experience for parents: Your child makes a decision you don’t quite agree with—maybe they stay up too late on a school night or decide to watch TV instead of picking up a book. Your impulse might be to correct their behavior or suggest what you would do instead. After all, it’s difficult for parents to let go of control, especially when their kid made the wrong choice. But at the same time, if parents don’t intervene, these moments might also teach kids natural consequences.
10 Signs Your Child Might Be Parentified

Jan 15, 2025 | parents.com | Lauryn Higgins

In a healthy parent-child relationship, the parent provides love, guidance, and support to their child. However, some children are placed in caregiving roles, taking on responsibilities beyond their developmental readiness. This dynamic, known as parentification, often arises when parents lack the physical, mental, or emotional skills needed to fully support their child.
Taylor Swift Has Made the Posture Bra Popular—But What Do Experts Have to Say About It?

Jan 14, 2025 | theflowspace.com | Lauryn Higgins

Good posture is essential for overall health and well-being, but maintaining it can be challenging in today’s world of desk jobs, hours of scrolling on our phones, sedentary lifestyles and limited physical activityEnter posture bras—a practical solution designed to provide more than just support. And ever since Taylor Swift was photographed wearing the Forme Power Bra while rehearsing for her Eras Tour, interest and curiosity about the undergarment has only soared.
Taylor Swift Has Made the Posture Bra Popular—But What Do Experts Have to Say About It? | Flipboard

Jan 14, 2025 | flipboard.com | Lauryn Higgins

Your body holds an incredible secret about 60% of it is water and this simple fact might be the key to understanding your blood pressure. Recent …
GLP-1 Drugs and Weight Loss: Benefits, Side Effects, and New Research

Jan 10, 2025 | theflowspace.com | Lauryn Higgins

Name brand GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have quickly become household names, akin to Tylenol or Advil, and their rise in popularity is only increasing. Originally developed to treat Type 2 diabetes, the drug also provides weight loss benefits, and more Americans than ever are using it for just that. Data analyzed by Epic Research showed an increase in use of these drugs by 40-fold between 2017 and 2021, estimating that six million Americans are now on either Ozempic or Mounjaro.
Healthy Eating Hacks for Women: Simple Nutrition Tips That Work

Jan 10, 2025 | theflowspace.com | Lauryn Higgins

Nutrition plays a big role in keeping women feeling their best. A balanced diet helps support strong bones, a healthy heart, robust immunity, hormone balance and sustained energy for busy days. Key nutrients like vitamin D, calcium, B vitamins and protein are especially important, supporting heart and bone health while regulating mood and muscle mass.
The New Way of Thinking About Cardio—Including How Much You Need and the Best Way to Get It

Jan 7, 2025 | theflowspace.com | Lauryn Higgins

Every year it seems like one workout reigns supreme. From kettlebells to HIIT workouts to last year’s strength training frenzy, it can feel like a never ending cycle of keeping up with the latest fitness trends. But the truth is some exercises stand the test of time, and a good cardio workout is one of them. A cardio workout, or an aerobic workout, is any exercise that increases your heart rate and breathing, and can range from an elliptical workout to swimming.
4 Signs You're Raising a Dandelion Child

Dec 16, 2024 | parents.com | Lauryn Higgins

It’s no secret that every child is unique—in how they express themselves, experience emotions, and even in how they respond to their environment. These differences are so notable that Thomas Boyce, MD, an emeritus professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, developed a framework to describe them. He categorized the children he treated into two groups: dandelions and orchids.
Instinctive Parenting: Pros, Cons, and Examples

Dec 16, 2024 | parents.com | Lauryn Higgins

It’s normal for some parents to feel overwhelmed or unsure of how to handle all that comes with raising their children. But there are other parents who find that making hard parenting choices at a moment’s notice comes more naturally and that everything they know or need to know about being a parent is already hardwired into their brain.
Must-Have Conflict Resolution Skills for Teens

Dec 2, 2024 | parents.com | Lauryn Higgins

The teenage years are marked by intense changes—physical, social, emotional, and developmental—that can feel overwhelming at times. With so much going on, it's no surprise conflicts often arise with family, friends, and even within themselves.