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12 ways to be a less distracted parent

Bonnie Harris, director of Connective Parenting, is an expert who has spent decades working with parents and kids to establish and strengthen family bonds. Here are her tips for parents to help them stay connected to their kids in today's distraction-heavy society.

12. Accept your emotions as well as your child’s

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J'Nae Squires of Sand Creek High School cries on the bench after fouling out late in the second half of Sand Creek's loss to Valor Christian in the quarterfinals of the Colorado 4A Girls Basketball State Championships at the Denver Coliseum on Saturday, March 8.

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Despite what you may have learned, emotions are ALWAYS okay. Don’t be tempted with feel-good-now solutions. Even when depressed and despondent, stay with it. Emotions teach and can be a call to action. Never blame your own emotions on your child.

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