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Politics | Politics
Trump pledges universal coverage for IVF treatment | Fox News
Former President Trump on Thursday said he would offer free IVF treatment for women if he won a second term.
Advice & Self-Help | Couples and Relationship Support
The Great Cousin Decline - The Atlantic
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
News | News
Reflecting on Life's Blessings: a Birthday Tribute to Love, Family, and Israel
Reflecting on Life’s Blessings: a Birthday Tribute to Love, Family, and Israel Today is my birthday, and it’s the perfect time to reflect on the things that matter most to me. I am so grateful for the love of my family, the blessings of living
Family & Parenting | Family & Parenting
Teenagers who have positive relationships with their parents tend to have better outcomes as adults
Parenting teenagers can be challenging, but a new study shows that those efforts ultimately pay off.
News | News
PODCAST | If The DoJ Says Trump Can Be Sued Then Why Not Lightfoot?
Listen now (28 min) | Before we get into this morning segment on The Captain's America: Third Watch with mad Bruce – in which we discuss the insanity coming out of the Department of Justice where they are trying to lay blame and financial culpabili
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
TikToker Surprises Father With Kidney Donation, Raises $11,190
When Delayne Ivanowski found out that her father was dealing with organ failure, she made a plan to anonymously donate her kidney to him, she said.
Pets & Animals | Animals
Study: Dogs Are In-Tune With Their Families, Even Kids | Daily Paws
Dogs are great sidekicks and this study supports it. Discover what researchers found when they observed kids and their dogs walking around together.
Family & Parenting | Family & Parenting
19 Things I Always Buy At Costco That Are Still Worth It For My Small Family Of 2
You can find almost anything in bulk at Costco and while a membership there can mean great savings it can also mean waste if you have a small family. You may be one of those shoppers that always leaves Costco with much more than you planned on buying or m
Family & Parenting | Parenting
I talked to 70 parents of highly successful adults—here are 5 phrases they always said to their kids
Parenting expert and author Margot Bisnow, who is a mother to two entrepreneurial sons, interviewed 70 families who raised confident, smart and successful kids. Here's are the five things they said to their kids every day.
Family & Parenting | Kids
The Best State Park for Kids in Every State
The best state park in every state. These are the perfect spots to visit during COVID as they won't have the crowds that the national parks do.
Miscellaneous | Stuff I Like
Discover Your NYC Ancestors with This New Historical Records Database
Need help with your genealogy project?
Psychology | Psychology
Improving sibling relationships
Psychologists’ research shows that long-lasting relationships are more critical than many people think and offers insights on how to improve them.
Politics | The Decline Of America
Only 18% Of American Households Are Families With Married Parents
Children need a mother and a father — a context that more American youth than ever are lacking.
Psychology | Psychology
Women Carry Most of the Mental Load of Running a Household | Psychology Today
Research shows women disporportionately anticipate and monitor household needs.
Psychology | Personality
My 88-Year-Old Grandfather’s Approach to Habit-Forming - Darius Foroux
Habit-forming is a complicated process, one that the amount of scientific advice only complicates more. Instead, rely on simple advice.
News | News
IsraelSeen Exclusive: PLAYING DETECTIVE WITH FAMILY LORE
IsraelSeen Exclusive: PLAYING DETECTIVE WITH FAMILY LORE A Fascinating Read—Just Published! Back in October 2020 when 75 year-old Daniella Weiss Ashkenazy (born in the USA, who immigrated to Israel in 1968 in her early twenties) landed in
Advice & Self-Help | Advice
3 Ways to Ease the Daily Transition From Work to Family Life
How to transition from work to family time when you're tired, stressed, and distracted.
Miscellaneous | Other Stories
7 Games You Can Play Online With Friends and Family | Mental Floss
From unique takes on trivia to a pandemic-themed puzzle game, here’s how to keep your family game night going during quarantine.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
This Dad Turned His Home Into a Hibachi Restaurant To Celebrate His So – BOTWC
The saying where there’s a will there’s a way still holds true. When Atlanta’s quarantine mandate kept Jeremy Tuck from taking his family to a Hibachi restaurant to celebrate his youngest son’s birthday, he transformed his home into one. “The idea came ab
Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting
Family recreates ‘One Day More’ from Les Misérables in hilarious quarantine spoof - Classic FM
“One more day of online school (will we get a change of clothes?)...”
Advice & Self-Help | Couples and Relationship Support
To the Mom Who Left Her Abuser
"To the brave mamas that scooped up her children, without a dime in her pocket or any idea how she was going to make it, and chose to save herself and her family from any more pain at the hands of their abuser—I think you’re brave."
Entertainment | Entertainment
The Only Thing Marvelous About Season Three’s Mrs. Maisel Is Her Selfishness
Midge Maisel’s brand of enlightenment clearly involves placing her own desires above the needs and wants of those she has a duty to put first.
Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research
Dealing With a Negative Person
Negative people can drain us. It's tempting to just cut them out of our lives. But there is another option: take the experience as something to savour.
Miscellaneous | Other Stuff
How the Loss of the Landline Is Changing Family Life
The shared phone was a space of spontaneous connection for the entire household.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Seniors Need Social Support From Loved Ones
A new survey of British seniors sheds light on this sad, but true effect of aging, noting that hundreds of thousands of people often go a week without speaking to a single person.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Best Train and Railroad-Related Attractions in Los Angeles for Kids
Los Angeles has many train-related attractions. Here you'll find the best places in LA to take your train-crazy kid.
Miscellaneous | Other Stuff!
23andMe Confirmed My Mother's Suspicions: My Three Grandfathers
Mama was in her 70s before she discovered the true story of her conception.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Family First Aid Kit List
Here's your list of what every family should have in their home First Aid Kit.
Family & Parenting | Kids
How to Get the Kids Out the Door on Time in the Morning
“Either you have a pleasant morning or everyone gets to school on time.”
Politics | Politics
Of 27 Deadliest Mass Shooters, 26 of Them Were Fatherless | RealClearPolitics
Of 27 Deadliest Mass Shooters, 26 of Them Were Fatherless | RealClearPolitics
Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research
Socialism Ruins the Traditional Family Structure, Warns Expert
WASHINGTON—The economic problems brought by socialism are widely known, but the danger the ideology poses to the institution ...
Family & Parenting | Kids
Family Games & Conversation Starters to Try This Holiday Season
We've got ice breaker games, conversation starters and family games perfect for when everyone gathers this holiday season.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Can Trauma Be Inherited Between Generations? - The Atlantic
A new study on Civil War prisoners adds to the evidence suggesting that our parents’—and even grandparents’—experiences might affect our DNA.
Travel | Travel
How Your Brain Morphs Stressful Family Vacations Into Pleasant Memories - The New York Times
There may be a lot of bickering, but your memory creates a nostalgia-inducing highlight reel that makes you want to plan the next trip.
Psychology | Personality
What it Really Means to Hold Space for Someone
Do you want to be there for a loved one, but don't know how? Here are some techniques to help you 'hold space' for people in need.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
How to Deal With Your Seriously Stressful Parents | Thrive Global
Meghan Markle’s rocky relationship with her father is playing out on the world stage, so we asked an expert for advice on how to handle a fraught relationship with your parents.
Psychology | Personality
The Middle Child Is Going Extinct
Middle children are empaths, peacemakers, negotiators. And as more American families choose to have only one or two children, they’re becoming an endangered species.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Genetic Testing and Family Secrets
Welcome to the Monitor on Psychology digital edition! This interactive format allows you to easily read, share with friends, and click on web links to get further resources.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
102-year-old Holocaust survivor reunites with newly discovered nephew | The Times of Israel
Eliahu Pietruszka believed his brother, who escaped Warsaw ghetto, had died in a Russian labor camp, but, generations later, a Yad Vashem genealogy project led to incredible news
Family & Parenting | Kids
Discover the Very Best Kids Menus in LA
These date night worthy spots all have kids menus that go waaaay beyond bland burgers and mystery meat nuggets!
Health & Fitness | Psychology!
Survive Your Difficult Family By Being Calm
Eight Skills for Handling Any Family Situation
Family & Parenting | Kids
Camping Gear That Does Everything (Except Pitch the Tent)
We’ve rounded up 10 awesome items to help you make the most of your family’s summer adventures.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Chores Your Kids Can Master By the Time They’re 10 (So You Don’t Have to Do Them)
A clean family home requires all hands on deck. Yup, even the two-year-old.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Best Indoor Rock Climbing Gym in Los Angeles
California's biggest indoor rock climbing gym just opened near LAX, and it’s the spot where kids can climb, hop and race to the top of walls
Advice & Self-Help | Couples and Relationship Support
Is Your Relationship Codependent? What Exactly Does That Mean?
Like “self love” or “inner child,” the term “codependent” smacks of pop psychology psychobabble. To make matters worse, it’s become shorthand for a whole host of unhealthy behaviors. Bu
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
INFOGRAPHIC: The Science of Happy Families
Just because you're an adult now doesn't mean your relationships with Mom, Dad, and your siblings have gotten any less complex. There's fascinating research on our adult relationships, and we share it all, here.
Pets & Animals | Products & Services
Popular Breeds to Adopt as Family Dogs
Thousands of dogs in shelters all over the country need good homes. They deserve another chance since most of them are usually abandoned because their owners have grown tired of them or can no long…
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Understanding Codependency
Codependency is associated with providing care for and rescuing others in order to quell feelings of inadequacy and shame and gain external approval and validation.
Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research
Family Problems In Childhood Affect Brain Development
Childhood adversity experienced between ages 0-11 associated with a smaller cerebellum.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Give Thanks: Adult Siblings Can Make Us Healthier And Happier
Sibling relationships are usually the longest-lived family ties, and most adults say they're close to their siblings. That closeness can shelter and sustain us through life's perils and joys.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Top Family Activities for all 50 States
Discover the ultimate list of what you need to do and see with kids in each state.
Miscellaneous | Potpourri
The False Childhood of Instagram - WSJ
Children’s book author Dan Paley writes that in the Instagram age sharing family photos too often involves feigning perfection.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
'To my daughter's drug dealer': A distraught mother's viral Facebook post
Tina Louden's honest, raw confession is just the latest in a string of online posts and even death announcements that have dared to talk about topics long-held as taboos: addiction, drugs, mental illness.
News | News Items
Rachel Yehuda Discusses How Trauma Can Affect Our DNA
The James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx is one of those out-of-the-way places where America warehouses the casualties of its wars. It’s a functional place, surrounded by a high fence, that looks like a cross between an urban com
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are
by Mark Wolynn Traumas Lost and Found The past is never dead. It’s not even past. — William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun A well-documented feature of trauma, one familiar to many, is our inability to...
Family & Parenting | Kids
From Malibu to the South Bay: The 10 Best Beaches for Kids
These LA area beaches, where beauty and convenience meet, earn top marks from parents of little beach bums.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
A Bike Specially Designed For Families On the Go | Mental Floss
The bike features a carriage in the front that transforms to suit your needs.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Make a Splash at SoCal’s Great Wolf Lodge
Get ready to make a splash at Southern California's newest theme park for family fun.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Where's the Magic in Family Dinner?
Regular meals serve as an easily measured proxy for one of longest-standing and sturdiest determinants of adolescent well-being: authoritative parenting.
Travel | Travel Destinations?
Dad Suggests Arriving At Airport 14 Hours Early
CARLISLE, MA—Planning for his family’s Saturday evening flight to Florida, local dad Walter Holbrook suggested arriving at the airport at least 14 hours early, sources confirmed.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
The Family Footsteps We Follow
The glory of a close family is that you never lack for cheerleaders, enveloping you in support. The flip side is that you never lack for judges, weighing you down with expectations.
Advice & Self-Help | Couples and Relationship Support
A Slow-Motion Demise, a Fast-Forward Repair
As her own marriage crumbles, a sister plays matchmaker for her divorced younger brother.
Family & Parenting | Kids
11 Terrific Mealtime Tools for Toddlers
We've got 11 great gadgets to help make toddler mealtime (we hope!) a breeze.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Harvard researchers discovered the one thing everyone needs for happier, healthier lives - The Washington Post
And it has nothing to do with work or money.
Family & Parenting | Kids
The Best Hot (And Cold!) Chocolates for Cocoa Lovin’ Kids
Here are the very best decadent drink emporiums in town that will delight your kids whether the weather is frightful or delightful.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Sneak Peek: Harry Potter’s Wizarding World Hits Hollywood
Don your robes, have wands at the ready and get ready to enter a magical world. Get a sneek peek at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Hollywood!
Family & Parenting | Kids
Great Eateries That Come With a Side of Entertainment for Kids
Are you ready for a meal where you can actually taste your food, not just dine and dash? Sounds like you need one of our favorite spots, where kid sized fun comes with the meal.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Soups On! 7 Slurp-Worthy LA Spots
When winter's chill rattles your bones, warm up with some of the best soups in town that no kid can resist.
Health & Fitness | Health News
The Family Relationship That Could Be Most Responsible For Your Emotional Life - PsyBlog
The ‘corticolimbic system’ plays an important role in mood disorders, such as depression.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Carnival in the City: Mardi Gras Fun for L.A. Families
Slip on a pair of yoga pants (the only elastic waist you’d be caught dead in, amiright?) and eat and party your way through Fat Tuesday, family-style.
Recipes | In The Crock Pot
The Best Crockpot BBQ Chicken - Family Fresh Meals
This is going to be the easiest BBQ chicken you have ever made. I'm not joking! Nothing beats the flavor. This is The Best Crockpot BBQ Chicken recipe ever!
Family & Parenting | Kids
Secret Tips for Exploring Disney World This Year
Arguably, one of the best family-friendly places to vacation is Walt Disney World. Traveling with kids couldn’t be easier with meal plans, fast-passes and the Disney app (which estimates wait times for various rides). Plus, the great thing about this ki
Family & Parenting | Kids
2 New Hands On Spots for Tots
Two new spots, just for tots? It must be our New Year wishes coming true. With Toddler Town and Outside the Box, your youngest explorers will never be bored this year.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Just Opened: Have A Winter Picnic at LA Picnic
This healthy new Culver City eatery that's perfect for families (choices galore and they'll bring dinner to your car!) makes sticking to your "New Year, new eating choices" resolution a picnic.
Recipes | Main Dishes
Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Casserole - Family Fresh Meals
I like to call this my speedy version of chicken enchiladas. You get all the flavors packed in to this Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Casserole, but less time.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Strike Out For The Slickest Bowling Alleys For Families
Get your balls out of the gutter (hey, now get your mind out, too!) when you hit these bowling spots that cater to kids.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
Being a Stepparent: What You Need to Know to Make It Work - Hey Sigmund - Karen Young
Stepfamilies come with their own unique challenges and being a stepparent isn't easy. Here are eight ways to make stepfamily life much easier,
Politics | Politics
The Right Does Have Answers on Guns, Mr. President - The Dennis Prager Show The Dennis Prager Show
On the assumption that there are good and bad people on both the right and the left and that everyone is horrified by mass shootings, how is one to explain the great divide between right and left on the gun issue as it relates to these mass murders? Why d
Family & Parenting | Family & Relationships
Praise-worthy Praise | Jlife
“You are so smart!” my friend said to her 11-year old the other day. I didn’t blink an eye. We’ve all said it. It was the boy’s response that surprised me. With a look that screamed “duh!” he told her, “That’s like me saying ‘wow, congratulations, you’re tall.’”
Family & Parenting | Family & Relationships
Rachel Goes Rogue: My Relationship with my Grandmother | Jlife
I was raised very close to both sets of grandparents, but I was closest, easily, to my mother’s mother, Beatrice Dankner.
Family & Parenting | Family & Relationships
Keeping Promises | Jlife
When we promise to behave in a certain way, to keep a confidence, to support or assist someone with a project, or to care for them as part of a family or community, the expectation is that the promise will be kept. We learn to trust one another by keeping promises, by holding true to our relationships and by standing alongside one another in good and bad times.
Psychology | Relationships
In Two-Career Marriages, Women Still Do More of the Work at Home
Even though today’s husbands pitch in more than ever, the division of labor is far from equal.
Science & Technology | Cosmic Research
Mysterious New Human Species Emerges from Heap of Fossils - Scientific American
Meet Homo naledi, the newest member of the human family. Its physical traits are weird, its circumstances are unique and its age is totally unknown
Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting
The Myth of Quality Time
Nothing nourishes intimacy and love like an investment of hours.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Apple Picking Adventures in Oak Glen, CA
For the perfect fall getaway, pack the kiddos in the car and head out to the high desert for a weekend of apple picking and eating in Oak Glen, CA.
Family & Parenting | Family & Parenting
Managing Screen Time Increases Family Joy
by Rachel Macy Stafford. Too much screen time in your home? Learn how to manage screen time and increase the joy of being together.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Now Open: A New Family Pizzeria in the SFV
What has the atmosphere of a date night spot, the pizza of your dreams, and is welcoming to kids? The new MediCi Pizzeria in Sherman Oaks!
Advice & Self-Help | Life and Family Coaching
12 Things to Know When Someone You Love Has Anxiety | The Mighty
#6 can make all the difference.
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
The Proven Way to Build #Resilience
Adolescence and childhood can be fraught with social adversity. Relationships are tested, sometimes lost and then there is the challenge of making new ones. Being seen in a positive light socially often trumps other challenges as the most critical to mast
Family & Parenting | Kids
Best Family Beaches In Southern California
There’s nothing like a sunny Southern California day at the beach. Half of the challenge is in knowing where to go.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Kid Friendly Outdoor Movies In Los Angeles
Looking to keep the kids busy for a couple hours this summer in L.A.? Take then to an outdoor movie! all these movies are family friendly and free for all! Places like Alfredo's Beach Club and the Westfield Mall show both new and old films.
Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting
Reframing Parent-Child Time Can Reduce Stress
Mentally reframing how you think about parent-child time can lessen stress and help you better appreciate the time you spend with your child.
Family & Parenting | Kids
10 Dazzling Reasons to Visit Disneyland This Year
Disneyland is a wonderful place for families every year, but this year promises to be especially magical. The Happiest Place on Earth is celebrating its Diamond Anniversary, marking 60 years of entertaining families around the globe.
Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting
Yes, You Are Probably Biased
Scientific evidence declares that prejudice is an inherent part of every person; we are genetically wired to be racist, sexist, ethnocentric, etc. However, does that justify the discrimination and consequential brutality that are so rife in our society? T
Family & Parenting | Kids
Things To Do On Father’s Day in Los Angeles
Here are 20 ideas with every kind of dad in mind. We hope you find the perfect one for the perfect Daddy in your life. Happy Father's Day!
Family & Parenting | Kids
Go Wild! The Best Zoo in Every State
Whether you prefer lush garden pathways meandering past exhibits of exotic creatures, safari-style sleepovers, or air-conditioned exhibits of fish and fowl, there is a zoo experience for you somewhere in the country.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Explore the New Sawtelle Japantown
The newly named Japantown has cool shopping, great eats and a killer park nearby. It's just the kind of hip and happening hood that you'll enjoy exploring every bit as much as the kids.
Travel | Travel
The Wonders of the Last Minute Family Escape | Findery
My family took a trip down to Los Angeles that was almost completely unplanned. In the middle of the busy work days leading up to our departure, I barely managed to book a hotel and had to leave everything else up to chance.
Advice & Self-Help | Life and Family Coaching
Random Acts of Kindness - Mental Health & Happiness
If today is a day where you feel that our world is more and more disconnected, angry, alienated and cruel then today would be a great day for you to spread some random acts of kindness.
Advice & Self-Help | Life and Family Coaching
64 Positive Things to Say to Kids
Encouraging Kids Eighteen years after my dad died, I can still hear him, when I get too serious saying, “Lighten up, Lissy!” And in moments of complete self doubt and embarrassment, I bolster myself by thinking of him singing, “Oops, you […]
Advice & Self-Help | Life and Family Coaching
8 Ways To Maintain A Strong Connection With Your Kids
As we become more connected to our smartphones and other devices, there's an increasing sense of disconnection and loneliness that pervades our lives. While we may expect this feeling with
Advice & Self-Help | Life and Family Coaching
7 Fun Ways To Teach Your Kids Mindfulness
I taught a mindfulness class at my daughters’ elementary school this week. Unsurprisingly, the kids taught me way more than I taught them. While I was doing research to develop the class, I came
Travel | Travel
Where to Stay for a Full Disneyland Experience With Kids | MiniTime
Surely one of the best places in the world for a family vacation, Disneyland Anaheim has been dubbed the "Happiest Place on Earth." Disneyland was built with kids of all ages in mind, under Walt Disney's direct supervision so it's the ultim...
Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting
The 4 Habits of Highly Happy Couples
Four habits that build a happier, long-lasting relationship.
Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting
How to raise boys: more sport, more hugs, more time with dad | The Times
In her new book, learning and behaviour specialist Noël Janis-Norton shows how to help boys reach their full potential
Family & Parenting | Family and Parenting
ACADEMY FOR FAMILY COACH TRAINING
Certified Family Coaches work with Teenagers, Parents and Families. "It works"
Family & Parenting | Kids
Best Parks and Playgrounds in Los Angeles
Get out and play! Here's our list of 11 awesome Los Angeles parks and playgrounds to explore with kids at little to no cost.
Family & Parenting | Kids
6 Spots for Dinner Dates with Kids
Skip the sitter grab a table at one of these spots full of romance, ambiance and phenomenal food, because all are welcoming to wee ones.
Pets & Animals | Interesting Animal Stories
22 Photos That Prove Why Babies Need Pets... Number 17 Especially
A child’s development can often be accelerated by daily interactions with the family pet. Their young minds grow a great deal through their social and emotional bonds. Instead of providing scientific facts to backup this theory, here are 22 photos that
News | Societal Evolution
#YesWomenAndChildren Are Safer Within Intact Marriages
New evidence continues to indicate that the best shelter against domestic violence is a healthy marriage.
