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The 2 "T"s That Instantly Make or Break Every Conversation

The 2
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Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Are You Parenting an Adult or Still Raising a Child?

Are You Parenting an Adult or Still Raising a Child?
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3 Alarming Reasons Many Kids Are Having Midlife Crises at 12

3 Alarming Reasons Many Kids Are Having Midlife Crises at 12
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The 3 Reasons Adult Children Tell Me They Pull Away

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3 Ways to Reconnect When Your Adult Child Pulls Away

09.07.2025 8

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When Silence Speaks: Why Your Adult Child Isn’t Texting Back

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3 Reasons Why Your Adult Child Shuts Down On You

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The 3 Thoughts That Hijack Your Sleep at 3 a.m.

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3 Huge Mistakes Parents Make With Struggling Adult Children

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Do You Hurt Your Partner in Any of These 3 Painful Ways?

15.06.2025 20

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The 3 Self-Defeating Thoughts of Struggling Adult Children

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The Unexpected Answer That Creates True Healing in Therapy

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The 4-Letter Word That Destroys Countless Relationships

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Struggling to Cope? Try This 60-Second Fix

04.06.2025 60

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Overparenting: The Hidden Trap That Can Keep Kids from Thriving

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AI Can’t Take This From You

31.05.2025 60

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The Elevator Trick: A Surprising Way to Fall Back Asleep

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What if the Problem Isn’t Your Child but Your Expectations?

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The #1 Relationship Skill No One Teaches You

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The Ghost in Your Child’s Smile

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When Your Child Screams “Leave Me Alone!” But Means “Don’t”

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One Visualization. Ten Seconds. You’re Back in Control

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Verbally Abused by Your Adult Child? Here’s What to Do

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5 Words That Literally Rewire Anxious Young Minds

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The Thought That Steals Your Sleep

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3 Things to Say After a Blowup With Your Partner

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Five Words That Bring Partners Closer

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The Parenting Habit That Silently Damages Your Child

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What Anxious Kids Wish You Knew

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The 4-Word Sleep Trick That Stops 3 A.M. Overthinking

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The Real Secret to Self-Control (It’s Not Willpower)

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7 Phrases That Quietly Reveal Your Adult Child Is Hurting

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The Four-Letter Word That Can Deepen Any Couple’s Love

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The Hidden Faces of Child and Teen Anxiety

28.04.2025 30

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Stop Trying to Prove Your Worth to Your Adult Child

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The Anxiety-Depression Link

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Straight A’s Don’t Matter if Your Child Is Suffering

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How to Disarm a Critical Partner in Seconds

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The 3-Word Solution to Stop Complaining

21.04.2025 20

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This 30-Second Strategy Can Improve Any Conversation

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The Two Emotional Traps That Quietly Control Your Choices

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The One-Word Solution for a Manipulative Adult Child

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Smart But Stuck: The Homework Shutdown

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When ‘I’m Fine’ Isn’t: 3 Ways to Help Kids Who Bottle It Up

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Outsmarting Your Child's Overthinking: What Actually Helps

13.04.2025 20

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3 Glaring Signs Your Adult Child Acts Entitled

12.04.2025 10

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Healing From Your Adult Child’s Words

08.04.2025 10

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The 2 Words That Spark Anxiety—and the 8 Words That Calm It

06.04.2025 10

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Are You Leading Your Adult Child’s SWAT Rescue Team?

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3 Life-Changing Phrases to Help a Struggling Adult Child

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