Parenting Advice From An Unlikely Source: Anna Faris & Chris Pratt

Bella Breakdown Parenting is hard enough as it is, but when both parents are mega celebrities, it becomes infinitely more complicated. When actors Anna Faris and Chris Pratt went through a divorce, it was a sad but not unexpected reality of challenging family dynamics. One thing we love about Faris is how she always keeps things real, and she was open about having difficulties managing a co-parenting arrangement with her ex. Her number one piece of advice? Always put your children first. She believes that things get a lot easier when both parents put the child’s well being above...

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Finding the Balance Between “Helicopter Mom” and “Free Range Parenting”

Bella Breakdown We have all seen the parents who hover around their children, doing everything for them and jumping in before their child even gets to try something on his own. I even used to have a student whose mom would come to school and organize her daughter’s messy desk once a week before I politely asked her to stop. I reminded her that she would never learn how to do it by herself otherwise. On the other end of the spectrum are the parents who are more “free range”, allowing children to be unsupervised and unmonitored, often left...

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What to Do When Parents Disagree? How to Navigate Parental Squabbles With Your Partner

Resolving Parental Conflict Without Involving the Children! My friend was sharing an issue she was having where her mother-in-law was overstepping some boundaries. To further the problem, her husband wasn’t standing up to his mother and asking her to respect their family’s wishes and decisions. Many of us can relate to this dilemma. When we marry, or partner with someone, we each bring many of the opinions and values we were raised with, and sometimes they aren’t always the same as our partner’s. This brings up the issue of how we handle these problems when they arise. One of...

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