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How To Talk To Your Kids About Photoshop

Common Sense Media | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Photoshop, Pop Studio, Body Image, Photoshop Fail, Role Models, Julia Bluhm, Seventeen Magazine, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Families-Parents-Tech, Parents News
Common Sense Media

Kids who see unrealistic bodies or faces or clothing -- especially on folks they admire -- can feel inadequate. Here's how to pull back the curtain on Photoshopped images.

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Bottom Line? Cory Booker Has Got It!

Erin Schrode | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Politics, Education, Chris Christie, Cory Booker, Superheroes, New Jersey, New Jersey Schools, Newark, Ryan Gosling, Role Models, Brick City, Urban America, Cities, Politics News
Erin Schrode

The power of Cory Booker entered my life and quickly spread to family, friends, classmates, teachers, you name it. Everyone seemed to have the same response upon discovering this new breed of political force... this guy is the real deal.

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'My Mother, The Ultimate Fearless Role Model’: Arianna’s Amazing Mom, Elli Stassinopoulos

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Emotional Wellness, Fearlessness, Role Models, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Becoming Fearless, Parenting, Becoming-Fearless, Happiness, Fearless Living, Money Fears, Healthy Living News
Arianna Huffington

My mother embodied the qualities that we need to grow into as we grow older -- especially simplicity and a connection with the sacred. For all those blessed to be in her orbit, it felt as if these dimensions of life were taken care of.

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In an Age of Celebrities: A True Role Model for Graduates

Noel Irwin Hentschel | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Role Models, Inspiring Figures, Graduation, Father Damien, Sainthood, Father Damien Sainthood, College Graduation, College Graduates, College News
Noel Irwin Hentschel

In a world more focused on material gain and personal status, let us highlight the fruits of spiritual growth and shared virtues.

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WATCH: Your Turn: Mother's Day

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Role Models, Marlo Thomas, Women, Motherhood, Mother's Day 2012, Mother's Day, Mothers, Video, Women News

As you know Mother's Day is just around the corner. And I've spoken to a lot of people who have told me that there are other women in their lives, oth...

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What Inspires Me About My Mom's Generation

Heather Choate Davis | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Role Models, Multi-Generational, Community, Aging Gracefully, Ymca, Water Aerobics, Fitness Post50, Aging, Retirement, Health Post50, Fifty News
Heather Choate Davis

I thank God every morning for these women who dare to bare their puckered thighs and their kangaroo midriffs and their bright, carefree smiles, shouting with their very presence that there are more important things in life than looking young. We need desperately to hear this.

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The Importance of Strong Role Models in Raising Sons and How to Find Them

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Single-Moms, Single Parents, Traditional Two-Parent Mom/Dad Family, Role Models, Boys, Single Dads, Mothers, Two-Mother Families, Gender Roles, Fathers, Parents News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

The fact is that no parent -- be it mom or dad -- should/can be all things at all times to his or her child.

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Women and Driving: Rise of the Women Racing Engineers! (Part II)

Julia Landauer | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Gender Equality, Female Engineers, Sheryl Sandberg, NASCAR Drive for Diversity, Marissa Mayer, Role Models, Women in Tech, Auto Industry, Feminism, Silicon Valley, Female Empowerment, Facebook, Technology News
Julia Landauer

Once you recognize your passion, grab it by the horns and make it happen. There's no reason that women shouldn't do what they love, and what they're good at, because it's currently in a male-dominated field.

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WATCH: Kathy Griffin's Role Models

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Role Models, Marlo Thomas, Mondays With Marlo, Female Role Models, Video, Kathy Griffin, Comedy, Women in Comedy, Women News

Comedian and talk show host, Kathy Griffin, sat down with me and told me who she looks up to. var src_url="http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/Player...

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Role Models and the Real World

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Anti-Rolemodels, Tony Porter, Heroes, Celebrity Packaging, Male Role Models, Mothers, Manhoods, Role Models, Mom and Dad Families, Fathers, Two Mother Families, Boys, Public Figures, "Don't Act Like a Man, Arkansas Football Coach, Single Mother Families, Women, Men, Ted, Female Role Models, Bobby Petrino, Parents News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

The increasing fallibility and uncertain availability of XY-chromosome role models combines with the blurring of gender roles to raise a question: Does a male role model actually have to be a man?

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When You Can't Remember Where You Hid Stuff

Linda Durnell | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Role Models, Friendship, Women, Friends, Menopause, Girlfriends, Aging Gracefully, Aging, 50s, Aging Naturally, Fifty News
Linda Durnell

However we choose to live our lives in our 50s, whether through true grit, humor or acceptance, it seems to me that it is a personal lifestyle choice.

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Raising Confident Sons Who Have Respect for Others

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Boys, Role Models, Gender Stereotypes, Women, Children, Single Mom Families Raising Sons, Dad, Mom, Men, Parenting, Mothers Raising Sons, Girls, Two Mom Families Raising Sons, Parents News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

The deep emotional connection between mothers and sons has been demonized for far too long.

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Damn, I Miss Erma Bombeck

Jean Carnahan | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Erma Bombeck, Jean Carnahan, Role Models, Female Role Models, Aging, Beauty, A Little Help From My Friends, Books News
Jean Carnahan

Erma was there for women in the sixties, picking up where Dr. Spock left off, giving stay-at-home moms a chance to laugh off the tribulations of diaper rash, carpooling and mouthy kids. A few years ago, I thought: "What would Erma be writing about had she lived to be my age?'

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Why Women Make Great Entrepreneurs

Karin Kamp | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Small Business, Kim Kardashian, Jessica Alba, The Honest Company, Women Entrepreneurs, Role Models, Gilt, Shoedazzle, Women Entrepreneur, Stella & Dot, Legalzoom, E-Commerce, Groupon, Brian Lee, Women News
Karin Kamp

As e-commerce grows as a category most e-commerce companies are focused on women because they are the decision makers and the consumers

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Why You Need To Be A Health Role Model

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Children, Nutrition, Men's Health, Dr. David Katz, Role Models, Weight Loss, Obesity, Diet, Peter Moore, Childhood Obesity, Healthy Food, Healthy, Men Health, Healthy Weight, Men Health Tips, Healthy Kids, Personal Health, Health for Men, The Gentlemens Guide, Bv-Life, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

Gentlemen: You are role models for your children. Like it or not, you are playing follow the leader -- and you are the leader (or one of them). Lead toward health, your children will follow you there. Lead elsewhere, they will follow you elsewhere. They will do as you do.

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Where Are The Women In Racing?

Julia Landauer | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Girls, Gender Equality, Women, Lyn St. James, Role Models, Marketing, Auto Racing, Teenage Girls, Danica Patrick, Women News
Julia Landauer

Many people expect (or want) to hear that being a woman at the racetrack is rough and that I face constant sexism.

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Greatest People

Robert LoCascio | Posted 04.11.2012

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Robert LoCascio

In my personal journey, I have met some really amazing people who made an impact on my life. Sometimes these people are famous or notable, but often these people are ordinary, much like you and me.

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'I Was A Born Caretaker'

Nancy Alvarez | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Role Models, Women in Society, Caretaker, Over Doing, Good Woman, Fitting in Work, Women News
Nancy Alvarez

I was born and bred to be a caretaker. I had the sense that if I wasn't vigilant with important people in my life, something dreadful might happen to them.

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My Daughter's Step-Mom Is A Bad Role Model, Help!

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Parent Coach, Bad Role Models for Kids, Video, Role Models for Kids, Role Models, Step Parents, Step-Mom, Step Mom, Parents-Kids, Parents-Advice-Mama, Parents News

Dear Susan, My daughter's step-mom is a horrible influence on her. She allows behavior like lying and cheating to get away with things at school --...

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The Sexualized 4-Year-Old? Define 'Sexualized'

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Girls Clothing, Madonna, Girls, Miley Cyrus, Cyndi Lauper, Sexuality, Bratz Dolls, Role Models, Toddlers, Raising Girls, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Rhiana Maidenberg

My husband is more on the conservative side and becomes visibly distressed when the girls ask to play with make-up and jewelry. While he insists that this is making them look like tramps, I have difficulty seeing the harm.

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The Culture Of Anti-Aging

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Video, Aging, Aging Cosmetic Surgery, Anti-Aging, Role Models, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Graceful Aging, Aging Plastic Surgery, Senior Citizens, Plastic Surgery, Female Role Models, Cosmetic Surgery, Botox, Healthy Living News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Condemning Ms. Kolstad is to condemn an entire anti-aging culture. But is our only recourse the surgical alteration of our faces and bodies? What happened to aging gracefully by focusing on the qualities that accrue with maturity and that make us attractive at any age?

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Rod Kurtz

Who Are Your Role Models?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Ken Block, John Mackey, Greatest Entrepreneurs, Starting a Business, Role Models, Mentors, Best Entrepreneurs, Finding a Mentor, Ellen Degeneres, Warren Buffett, HuffPost Small Business Board of Directors, Small Business News

We all have role models. The Beatles poster you had on your wall as a kid. Your prized Michael Jordan game jersey. A signed copy of The Bonfire of the...

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Are You Sending Bad Messages to Your Children?

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Messages, Parenting, Children, Role Models, Positive Parenting, Parenting Advice, Parents News
Dr. Jim Taylor

Because we are, first and foremost, human beings with strengths and flaws alike, we can expect to send our children messages that are both healthy and unhealthy.

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WATCH: Backwards Rappers

Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Backwards Rappers, Education, Video, Kids, Rap, Role Models, Urlesque, Music, Prince Ea, Prince Ea Backwards Rappers, School, Comedy News

Prince Ea is a Missouri rapper who's tired of the shallow messages he thinks popular music is sending to kids, so he's made a video to fight back. His...

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Model Your Role

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Role Models, Impact, Strong Models, Guidance, Important People, Wise Guidance, Wisdom, Important Models, The Importance of a Good Role Model, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Alyson Renaldo

The term role model is grossly, grossly over used these days, especially as they serve such an important function within society -- by helping people see beyond what is thought possible.

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