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THIS Is One Of The Best Skills You Can Give Your Children | Melinda Wenner Moyer Sep 20, 2025

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Why is self-compassion so hard to practice, and even harder to teach our kids? In this episode, best-selling author Melinda Wenner Moyer shares the three key components of self-compassion and explains how nurturing this skill in children can help them grow resilient, confident, and kind—while positively shaping the world around them.

Melinda Wenner Moyer is an award-winning journalist whose work explores the intersection of science and everyday life. Her work deep dives into subjects that have both scientific and societal implications, addressing issues that are relevant to parents, families, and the general public.

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You Won’t Do It For Them? Sep 19, 2025

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For someone else, we’ll do it because they ask, because it’s a social obligation, because, because, because. But then when it’s our kids...

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Above All, And Beyond All, Give Them This Sep 18, 2025

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We all worry about helping our kids. Sometimes we worry we don’t know exactly how to help them. Sometimes we worry if we’re helping too much—or not enough.

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It’s Always Coming And Going Sep 17, 2025

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We’ll never do this, never be here, never see them again. So shake the sleep from your eyes, shrug off the frustration or the fear and just be present.

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Show Them How To Do This Sep 16, 2025

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Curiosity isn't just for children—it's a lifelong pursuit that brings joy, fulfillment, and wisdom. And like any worthwhile pursuit, it requires intention and effort.

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Want Them To Listen? Do This. Sep 15, 2025

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You want them to listen. You want them to respect you. What’s the secret?

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Raise Kids Who LOVE Sports, Not Just Winning | Candace Parker & Ryan Holiday Sep 13, 2025

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How do you get your kids into sports without pushing them too hard, or worse, making them hate it? In this episode, Ryan sits down with one of the greatest athletes of all time, Candace Parker, to talk about parenting, competition, and what sports really teach us and our kids.

Candace Parker is one of the most influential athletes of all time. After being selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks, following a champion career at Tennessee, Parker went on to become the first player to earn WNBA MVP and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season, win three WNBA championship titles, and take home two Olympic gold medals.

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📚 The Can-Do Mindset: How to Cultivate Resilience, Follow Your Heart, and Fight for Your Passionsby Candace Parker

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Show Them How To Do This Sep 12, 2025

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We can’t make them a specific kind of genius. But we can make them smart…

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Do This While You Still Can Sep 11, 2025

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Thankfully, right now, in this moment, you’re not pinned under a tractor. You’re not on a plane that’s about to crash. You know that you have the power and capacity to speak your piece.

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