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A lot of parents are tired of being told how technology is screwing up their kids. Moms and dads of the digital age are well aware of the growing competition for their children's attention, and they're bombarded at each turn of the page or click of the mouse with both cutting-edge ideas and newfound worries for raising great kids.But beneath the madness of modernity, the basics of raising a moral child haven't really changed.Parents want their kids to achieve their goals and find happiness, but Harvard researchers believe that doesn't have to come at the expense of kindness and empathy. They say a few tried-and-true strategies remain the best ways to mold your kids into the morally upstanding and goals-oriented humans you want them to be.Here are six practical tips:1) Hang out with your kids.This is, like, the foundation of it all. Spend regular time with your kids, ask them open-ended questions about themselves, about the world and how they see it, and actively listen to their responses. Not only will you learn all sorts of things that make your child unique, you'll also be demonstrating to them how to show care and concern for another person.2) If it matters, say it out loud.According to the researchers, "Even though most parents and caretakers say that their children being caring is a top priority, often children aren't hearing that message." So be sure to say it with them. And so they know it's something they need to keep up with, check in with teachers, coaches, and others who work with your kids on how they're doing with teamwork, collaboration, and being a generally nice person.3) Show your child how to "work it out."Walk them through decision-making processes that take into consideration people who could be affected. For example, if your child wants to quit a sport or other activity, encourage them to identify the source of the problem and consider their commitment to the team. Then help them figure out if quitting does, in fact, fix the problem.4) Make helpfulness and gratitude routine.The researchers write, "Studies show that people who engage in the habit of expressing gratitude are more likely to be helpful, generous, compassionate, and forgiving — and they're also more likely to be happy and healthy." So it's good for parents to hold the line on chores, asking kids to help their siblings, and giving thanks throughout the day. And when it comes to rewarding "good" behavior, the researchers recommend that parents "only praise uncommon acts of kindness."5) Check your child's destructive emotions."The ability to care for others is overwhelmed by anger, shame, envy, or other negative feelings," say the researchers. Helping kids name and process those emotions, then guiding them toward safe conflict resolution, will go a long way toward keeping them focused on being a caring individual. It's also important to set clear and reasonable boundaries that they'll understand are out of love and concern for their safety.6) Show your kids the bigger picture."Almost all children empathize with and care about a small circle of families and friends," say the researchers. The trick is getting them to care about people who are socially, culturally, and even geographically outside their circles. You can do this by coaching them to be good listeners, by encouraging them to put themselves in other people's shoes, and by practicing empathy using teachable moments in news and entertainment.The study concludes with a short pep talk for all the parents out there:"Raising a caring, respectful, ethical child is and always has been hard work. But it's something all of us can do. And no work is more important or ultimately more rewarding."This article originally appeared on 06.16.15

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Spain is going through what is, most probably, the worst natural tragedy in its history. While I write these lines, there are more than 200 dead and between 2,000 and 3,000 missing people, possibly a good deal more, many of which will end up adding to the list of the deceased, after the violent floods suffered by the eastern regions of Spain last Tuesday. I am convinced that Musk will heed the Spanish call for help, as he has done in other major catastrophes. Four days after the tragedy, the social-communist government of Spain continues to offer minimal aid to the rescue efforts, under the pretext that it is the Valencian regional government that must solve the problem; as you might imagine, the Valencian regional government is led by the center-right PP, and President Sanchez does not care about abandoning thousands of Spaniards to their fate if he can make political winnings out of the tragedy and blame the PP for any inefficiencies. This is the desperate situation of Spain in the hands of a sectarian madman. Meanwhile, immediately, civil society began organizing itself regardless of a political elite that is not up to the task. Thousands of volunteers have organized delivery, via trucks from all over the country, of food, water and supplies, and thousands of Spaniards are arriving on foot to the most affected areas (road infrastructure has been destroyed). While politicians squabble over whose fault it is, while the government has incomprehensibly forbidden the army from going to Valencia to help for four days, ordinary people on the street are dipping their hands into the tons of mud to rescue bodies and clean streets. The fatality figures are set to rise, as bodies are expected to be found inside the hundreds of cars still piled up on street corners in the worst affected towns, as well as in all the multi-storey car parks that have been completely flooded, or under the rubble of shopping malls that have totally or partially collapsed. Although the epicenter of the tragedy is about 10 kilometers from Spain’s third largest city, Valencia, much of the area has been without electricity for four days, and the water is contaminated by a mixture of sewage and other pollutants. With no water, no electricity and no Internet, hundreds of users who are organizing themselves through Twitter to get food, water and blankets to the affected, have also asked Elon Musk to send and activate Starlink resources to support communications between emergency services and the population. The incompetence and psychopathy of the Spanish Government has reached such a point that they have even rejected international aid from the EU, or the transfer of thousands of firefighters offered by France. “For the moment there is no need,” Government sources have said. Meanwhile, four days after the floods everything is still destroyed, there are still children and elderly people surviving on rooftops, and people living with corpses that have begun to decompose because they are not allowed to touch the bodies until the forensic experts come. If no one helps, with the hundreds of corpses under the rubble, the next tragedy will be a public health one. The gap between politicians and citizens can not be wider. The lunatic president of Spain, after three days of doing nothing, has held a press conference this Saturday to say that “if Valencia needs help, let them ask for it,” in an effort to insist on the idea that the regional government is to blame for the chaos. This is unheard of in all the history of the worst natural disasters over the last century. The President of the Government washes his hands like Pilate. When all this is over, we will settle the score. In the meantime, and before it is too late, and despite being busy in the run-up to the U.S. elections, I am convinced that Musk will heed the Spanish call for help, as he has done in other major catastrophes. On the other hand, I appeal to my dear readers: Caritas (https://www.caritas.es/), the charity organization of the Catholic Church, is collecting donations to help the thousands of families who have lost everything in the floods. Thank you on behalf of all Spaniards for your help, your prayers, and your love. READ MORE from Itxu Diaz: Election Campaign Handbook for Winners Opus: The Latest Attempt to Expose Opus Dei   The post Musk, Spain Is Calling You appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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