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☆ This is the No. 1 way to raise kids with a 'really healthy resilience,' pediatrician says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There is endless discussion among parents — and researchers — about which mix of empathy and structure kids need to grow into well-adjusted adults. Recently, experts have been praising a new approach that they say is the perfect equilibrium of freedom and rigidity: lighthouse parenting. This is an authoritative style of child-rearing that calls for both rules and warmth. "Lighthouse parenting balances protection but fosters a really healthy resilience and autonomy in kids," she says. Often called "helicopter parenting," this method can stunt growth.

Persons: —, Mona Amin, Ken Ginsburg, Ginsburg Organizations: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Locations: Fort Lauderdale , Florida

☆ Mom of 12-year-old CEO shares her 2 parenting non-negotiables: 'It's important for the child to be a child'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's no surprise to Evana Oli that her 12-year-old daughter Zoe is a successful business owner. Beautiful Curly Me boasts brown dolls with natural hairstyles, children's books and hair care products. But after a few months and lots of pestering from Zoe, Oli took $5,000 from her savings to get a prototype of the doll designed ,secure an affordable manufacturer and launch the brand. In 2022, the Beautiful Curly Me brought in revenue in the low six-figures, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. 'It's important for the child to be a child'First: Oli wants to make sure Zoe experiences a normal childhood, she says.

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☆ These are the cleanest cruise ships this year, according to the CDC — including 18 with perfect scores
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The CDC randomly inspects and scores cruise ships to prevent the spread of stomach viruses. So far, in 2024, 18 cruise ships have received a perfect score. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly conducts sanitary inspections on cruise ships throughout the year. AdvertisementMSC Meraviglia is one of 18 cruise ships to have received a perfect score from the CDC so far in 2024. So far, in 2024, the CDC has inspected 116 cruise ships.

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☆ Carson Daly's key to good parenting is talking to young kids like they're 30
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Carson Daly says his trick to parenting children is to treat them like they're adults. In an interview with People published on Wednesday, the "Today" co-host spoke about how he brings up difficult topics — like mental health — to his kids. Carson shares four kids with his wife, Siri Pinter: Jackson James, 15; Etta Jones, 11; London Rose, 9; and Goldie Patricia, 4. Carson says he also encourages his kids to not shy away from discussing their mental health with him. Advertisement"Their whole lives, they know two types, there's physical health and mental health," he said.

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☆ Ali Wong leans on her mom and ex-husband to succeed as a working mom
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ali Wong said she brings her mom along with her kids on tours. But Wong still credits her mother and ex-husband for helping out with the kids when she's on tour. AdvertisementLearning how to lean on her mom and ex-husband while raising two kids has helped Ali Wong continue her success as a working mom. In an interview with InStyle, published on Tuesday, the comedian said she brings her mom and kids on her stand-up tours. After having children, Wong continued to pursue her career in comedy and acting.

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☆ Lawyer who twice grilled Trump in NY fraud case now helps lead a 14-state war on 'addictive' TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wallace twice grilled Trump in James' NY fraud case and also gave opening and closing statements. AdvertisementNew York Attorney General Letitia James with assistant attorneys general Andrew S. Amer, center, and Kevin C. Wallace, right. Related storiesAround-the-clock notifications disrupt their sleep, the "autoplay" feature provides an endless stream of videos, and "beauty filters" encourage young girls to "fix" their appearances, the James lawsuit alleges. AdvertisementThe TikTok lawsuit may be another of the kind of yearslong litigation marathons that James' office hasn't shied from since she first took office in 2019. The Trump fraud investigation began in 2018, and also isn't over yet.

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☆ Melania Trump says she was 'taken aback' by a meeting with Big Tech executives
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump writes in her memoir that tech leaders disappointed her during her anti-bullying campaign. AdvertisementThough former President Donald Trump is more well-known for sparring with tech leaders than his wife, former First Lady Melania Trump took a shot at industry executives in her new memoir, "Melania." Trump took on fewer political causes than most first ladies, but did launch an anti-bullying campaign dubbed "Be Best." Advertisement"I was taken aback by the resistance I encountered from the tech executives. Donald Trump recently furthered his schism with some Big Tech leaders — earlier this summer, he railed against Meta and Google for perceived censorship.

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☆ Arm position during blood pressure check may lead to wrong diagnosis, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Linda Carroll | Linda Carroll Is A Regular Health Contributor To Nbc News. She Is Coauthor Of | The Concussion Crisis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person’s arm is positioned correctly, a new study suggests. “There was a chance that arm position was not important,” she said. The blood pressure cuff should be positioned at mid-heart level. To learn whether arm position made a difference in blood pressure readings, Brady and her colleagues recruited 133 adults, 78% of them Black and 52% female. “There is a pretty significant difference in blood pressure readings depending on arm position,” said Kamath, a cardiologist at UCLA Health.

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☆ Duchess Meghan’s striking red gown worn on Saturday isn’t entirely new
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

There’s not much that is relatable about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex: from her rise to British royal notoriety to her achingly aspirational lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. But on Saturday, a rare opportunity for connection presented itself when Meghan arrived at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 2024 Gala in a red Carolina Herrera dress she had previously worn in 2021. Meghan wore a tailored version of her Carolina Herrera dress to the 2024 Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). CraSH/imageSPACE/Sipa USAMeghan first wore the gown to the Annual Salute To Freedom Gala on November 10, 2021 in New York City. Her red tailored Carolina Herrera dress and tousled hair epitomizes a more easy going approach to evening wear (when compared to her life as a working royal, of course).

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☆ All passengers on a flight out of Australia had to sit through an R-rated movie after an entertainment system glitch
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Qantas has apologized for playing an R-rated movie on a Sydney to Tokyo flight. Technical issues with the in-flight system meant passengers couldn't select their own movies. Qantas switched to a family-friendly movie after passengers complained. AdvertisementAustralian flag carrier Qantas has apologized after an R-rated movie was played on every screen during a flight. Technical issues with the Airbus A330's in-flight entertainment system meant passengers couldn't select their own movies.

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☆ My husband and I just took our first kid-free vacation. It helped me realize how much he's changed since becoming a father.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Katrina Donham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My husband and I just went on our first vacation without our kids. We left them with my mother-in-law and headed to NYC, where we used to live. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementKatrina Donham and her husband left their two daughters with her mother-in-law to go on a trip. And, though I miss the "old us," I'm enjoying the "present us" — and looking forward to the "future us," too.

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☆ Australian TV host announces her own death in posthumous social media post
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Australian TV host Fiona MacDonald announced her own death at the age of 67 in a posthumous social media post on Thursday. The beloved host, who worked on the children's program “Wombat” and gameshow “It’s a Knockout,” died three years after being diagnosed with a motor neuron disease. There are various motor neuron diseases; the term refers to progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons and cells. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) are both examples of motor neuron diseases. She said the diagnosis came as a “shock” as MacDonald had no family history of motor neuron diseases.

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☆ 36-year-old’s Etsy side hustle brings in up to $54,000 a month, takes 10 hours a week—it paid off her student loan debt
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Emily Odio-Sutton started her Etsy side hustle on her couch while watching a "Real Housewives" TV show in December 2022. She doesn't recall which one, but she does remember the months of research fed into that moment. When a customer places an order, a third-party manufacturer prints the design onto the product and ships it out. DON'T MISS: The ultimate guide to earning passive income onlineIn her best month so far, the side hustle — which takes roughly 10 hours per week, she says — brought in $54,900. It padded her family's finances, paying for vacations and her $20,000 in student loans, she says.

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☆ A millennial mom takes separate trips with each daughter. One is left behind with her husband, but it helps her connect with the other.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

For eight years, she's taken each daughter on separate "Mommy and Me" trips and swears by it. The couple met at the University of Florida, where they bonded over their love of travel, Monet told Business Insider. The older the girls have gotten, the more they've been involved with planning their one-on-one trips, Monet said. The daughter left behind gets undivided attention from James, who Monet said plans activities at home and occasionally organizes separate "Daddy and Daughter" trips. "My youngest daughter is trying to convince him to take her to Japan for their Daddy and Daughter trip."

Persons: Monet Hambrick, Monet, Jordyn, Kennedy, she's, —, that's, James Hambrick, James didn't, James, who's, Jordan, we're, It's, they've Organizations: Service, University of Florida Locations: Sydney, Colombia, Florida, Las Vegas, Australia, Japan

☆ Utilities are the hottest part of the stock market right now, on track for their best year since 2000
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Utility stocks this year have mounted a rally unseen in more than two decades. In the third quarter, utilities are the best out of 11 sectors that comprise the S & P 500, climbing 18%. As a group, utilities are poised to score their largest quarterly gain since George W. Bush was president in 2003. If that holds through yearend, utilities will see their biggest annual advance since 2000, when they surged more than 50%. "Utilities are the hottest sector in the market currently," Wolfe Research Rob Ginsberg said in a note to clients in August.

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☆ The latest animated tearjerker has a scene inspired by Mufasa's death in 'The Lion King,' so get your tissues ready
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sanders says working on "The Lion King" helped him pull off a shocking moment in "The Wild Robot." So when it came to crafting another heartwarming yet tear-jerking animated classic, he took cues from his work on "The Lion King" and the film's most devastating moment. But with the mother goose's death, Sanders knew he would have to play it straight. So he used the death of Mufasa in "The Lion King" as a guide. AdvertisementMufasa's death scene in "The Lion King."

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☆ I left Goldman Sachs to plan weddings for the ultra-rich. I do 4 key things to keep my clients — and their families — happy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Lelian Chew is the founder of The Atelier & Co, a Singapore-based luxury wedding planning company. I spent a decade at Goldman Sachs, working in Singapore and Hong Kong managing key relationships by flying to a different Chinese city each day. English wasn't his first language, so he misunderstood and thought I was starting a wedding planning business. He immediately asked me to help plan his son's wedding, insisting I take a look since I knew the family well. Many of our elder clients want to see their grandchildren uphold customs they cherish, like family crests and cultural elements.

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☆ Why Sam Altman doesn't think AI will replace writers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Open AI CEO Sam Altman said he doesn't see AI replacing human writers. AI's use in writing has grown since ChatGPT's launch, with some authors even using AI to write and illustrate books. AdvertisementWhile multiple jobs are seemingly at risk of one day being replaced by AI, Sam Altman doesn't believe writers are one of them. One freelance writer previously told BI that they lost a job after their client began using AI to replace his services. But Altman remains confident that human writers will maintain an advantage over AI — original idea generation.

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☆ Why Millennials and Gen Z Are Tracking Their Parents' Phones
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

While parents have used location-tracking apps to keep an eye on their kids since the tech was invented, millennials and Gen Zers are now turning the all-seeing eye onto their parents. The kids who grew up with extra watchful parents are now carefully eyeing their parents' every move. While phones lacked tracking technology when Shafer was younger, her parents set hard limits on which hours she could use her first cellphone and whom she could contact. She described her mom and dad's parenting style as "very typical of overbearing parents, especially immigrant parents." And more parents are tracking their kids in college to help quell their anxiety about the separation.

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☆ Get ready for a dockworker strike that could disrupt everything from medicine to holiday gifts
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewA major maritime workers strike is looming, and it could mean a shutdown of key goods — from cars to food — across the East and Gulf Coasts. AdvertisementA strike would have widespread implications across the US, with significant shipment delays that could set off a chain reaction of disruptions. Advertisement"We are coordinating with partners across the supply chain to prepare for any potential impacts," Steve Burns, a PANYNJ spokesperson, told BI. She referred to estimates from Sea-Intelligence, which predicted that a strike would prevent 74,000 shipping containers from being unloaded each day. "Throughout the pandemic, Longshore workers never took a day off," ILA Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett said on September 20.

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☆ Venture capitalist Deena Shakir just wrote a children's book to empower aspiring female founders
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But when it came to finding a publisher for her children's book, "Leena Mo, CEO," she found herself in the hot seat. Now "Leena Mo, CEO," finally has a place on bookshelves. AdvertisementShakir's children's book, "Leena Mo, CEO," releases September 24, 2024. Deena ShakirWriting the female founder's storyShakir wrote the entire first draft of "Leena Mo, CEO" one frenzied weekend in December 2020. "Leena Mo, CEO" is also peppered with Arabic words — like the robot's name, "Helmy," a Romanized derivation of the Arabic word for "my dream."

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☆ I went Halloween shopping at Five Below with a $50 budget and think the competition should be scared
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Five Below is a popular discount store chain with locations across 43 states. I visited my local store in New York to stock up on Halloween items. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

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