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  1. Child Development & Health

    Build family bonds and raise confident children

    By Jennifer Chidester on Jan 24, 2013
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    In Playful Parenting , author and psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen shows parents how connecting with kids in their world helps build...
  2. Parenting Tips & Advice

    Alpha mom, alpha daughter: Confident in 2013

    By Lisa Steinke on Dec 31, 2012
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    It's a new year and a new slate. And an opportunity not just to empower yourself, but to also empower your daughter.
  3. Mom & Dad

    Raising a girl to be more than pretty

    By Guest Author on Nov 30, 2012
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    We want our daughters to take pride in their looks, but also all their other amazing qualities. With so much emphasis in the media...
  4. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    10 Tips for embracing your flaws

    By Elaina Verhoff on Oct 22, 2012
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    Are your so-called flaws getting you down? It's time to start loving yourself for who you are — right here, right now. Here are ten...
  5. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    Esteem-boosting mantras

    By Elaina Verhoff on Oct 22, 2012
    Here are some suggestions — and warnings — on how to use esteem-boosting mantras to live our best lives.
  6. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    Be your best self, any time of year

    By Patricia Conte on Oct 10, 2012
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    Many of us wait until the New Year to make a resolution to make a change or improvement in life, but why wait for the winter weather...
  7. More Parenting Advice

    The keys to good self-esteem

    By Cait Braeden on Oct 9, 2012
    If children believe in themselves and feels good about themselves, they can do most anything. One of the most important things you...
  8. More Parenting Advice

    Swim lessons or confidence lessons: How activities influence self-esteem

    By Kori Ellis on Oct 9, 2012
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    From swimming classes to piano lessons, the activities that your child takes part in can help develop their self-confidence and...
  9. Single moms

    Parenting Guru: When you stop enabling

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Sep 25, 2012
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    Kay Wills Wyma, author of Cleaning House , earned an MBA and worked at the White House, but her greatest challenge may have been...
  10. Child Development & Health

    Top 5 ways to boost your child's self-esteem

    By Molly Cerreta Smith on Aug 16, 2012
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    Come back-to-school time, you may find your child getting a bit anxious to return to class. But with these five easy self-esteem...
  11. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Practicing Gratitude: Why kids need to make choices

    By Nichole Beaudry on May 7, 2012
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    As parents, we watch our children learn who they are with each passing day. The small choices they make as children become much...
  12. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Parenting Guru: Got confident kids?

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Apr 3, 2012
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    If you’re struggling with how to help your kids feel more confident, Maureen Healy, an emotional health and parenting expert, has...
  13. Tweens, Teens & College

    Girls ask Youtube viewers "Am I ugly?"

    By Tracee M. Herbaugh on Feb 23, 2012
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    Adolescence, with the acne, awkwardness and hormone changes that embody this pivatol time in life, is already hard enough for most...
  14. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    5 Steps to feeling more confident now

    By Jessica Padykula on Sep 25, 2011
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    Confidence can be elusive – one day you have it, the next your palms sweat at the mere thought of giving a presentation at work....
  15. Women's Health

    6 Ways to conquer your biggest fears

    By Elaina Verhoff on Sep 1, 2011
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    We all experience fear of some kind -- usually announced by that voice in your head knocking you down or making you doubt yourself....
  16. Women's Health

    8 Ways to become your best self

    By Elaina Verhoff on Sep 1, 2011
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    Just because Oprah's show is off the air, we’re not going to stop living our best lives and striving to be our best selves, are we?...
  17. Women's Health

    Are healthier women more confident?

    By Elaina Verhoff on Sep 1, 2011
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    Imagine yourself stepping in front of a podium to address a large crowd, walking into your boss’s office to discuss a promotion, or...
  18. Sex Tips, Sex Toys & Fun

    How to boost your sexual confidence

    By Kori Ellis on Aug 25, 2011
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    All of us could use a little confidence boost every now and then. If you are feeling anything less than sexy these days, follow...
  19. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    A healthy smile means healthy self-esteem

    By Jessica Padykula on Aug 15, 2011
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    A white smile doesn’t just indicate healthy teeth and gums; your dental health also plays a significant role in how confident you...
  20. Career Advice

    The working girl's guide to being confident

    By Laura Willard on Jul 7, 2011
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    Not all women are alike, but some of us aren’t the best at asserting ourselves at work. We don't say no, we don’t ask for raises and...
  21. Fashion & Style

    Easy ways to feel better about your clothes

    By Christina Caldwell on Mar 23, 2011
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    It’s a hurried work morning and you’re running late. You pick out a shirt, sweater and a pair of pants from your closet without too...