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Life Changing Places – brought to you by Lufthansa. Discover amazing stories and find your life-changing-destination at lifechangingplaces.com - How to Teach a Kid to Say Thank You - Model behavior by thanking others including your partner and even your kid when it's warranted. Help them understand the value of gratitude by explaining the similarities between "Please" and "Thank you" — both display empathy.

Here's what parents who want to raise honest kids need to keep in mind.

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When toddlers start a-roaming, it can be tempting to lock them in their bedroom. It’s a terrible idea.

Life Changing Places – brought to you by Lufthansa. Discover amazing stories and find your life-changing-destination at lifechangingplaces.com - How to Decrease Your Kid’s Obesity Risk - Engage in physical childcare tasks like outdoor play and bath time. Research says kids with active dads are 30 percent less likely to be obese between the ages of 2 and 4. And now time for the Dad Joke of the Day - How does a moth swim? Using the butterfly stroke.

Life Changing Places – brought to you by Lufthansa. Discover amazing stories and find your life-changing-destination at lifechangingplaces.com - How to Become a Kid's Role Model - Establish as much common ground with your child as possible. Research says children are more prone to choose people who resemble them to be their role models. Now...how about a Dad Joke: Should you have your whole family for Thanksgiving dinner? No, you should just stick with turkey.

Yes, breast is best, but that does not mean formula is bad. Many parents should stop giving formula feeders the side eye.

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Many pre-baby tasks will be taken care of thanks to friends and family. But some tasks aren’t as apparent and require some special time and thought.

Life Changing Places – brought to you by Lufthansa. Discover amazing stories and find your life-changing-destination at lifechangingplaces.com -- How to Know When Your Kid Detects Sarcasm - Refrain from using sarcasm for kids under 4-years old and instead save it for when they're teens. Researchers aren't sure if kids find sarcasm funny, but studies on teens have confirmed receiving an occasional sarcastic jab sharpens their creative powers.

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How to Use an Allowance to Teach Responsibility - Make sure an allowance is earned and that there are expectations on how the money should be used. Studies indicate parents who guide their children on their spending will steer them away from entitlement as they get older. And now, here's the dad joke of the day - Why did the math book look so sad? Because of all its problems.