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Women's Services and Resources, others offer resources to BYU student parents

Chloe Chandler
By Chloe Chandler
October 07, 2024 12:14 PM
BYU’s Women’s Services and Resources office wants to get the word out this semester about resources available to student parents as they navigate parenthood and academic life.
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Readers' Forum

Readers' Forum: The silent danger of silencing books

By Universe Contributor
March 05, 2024 12:00 AM
'Why books (...) hated and feared? They show the pores of the face of life.' (Bradbury 82). The famous line from Ray Bradbury’s book “Fahrenheit 451”, outlines the reasoning behind the mass burning of books in a dystopian world. Bradbury’s novel explores the government’s fear of a world of individual thoughts and opinions, to such an extent that it leads to the destruction of the world’s history and knowledge. A dystopian world that may not be far from our own if we don’t take action.
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Campus News

BYU research highlights the importance of parent intervention for children with autism

By James Hoopes
September 22, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU research recently found that kids with autism spectrum disorder have better outcomes when parents are equipped to intervene at home.
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Religion

Mama Dragons empowers mothers of LGBT children

By Anne Wallace
November 21, 2018 12:00 AM
Mama Dragon Jill Rowe poses with her son Hunter Rowe (left) and her husband Lee Rowe (right). (Hunter Rowe)
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Healthy Living

Doctors warn against going down slides with children

By Stephanie Macias
August 10, 2018 12:00 AM
Doctors are warning against adults riding down slides with children on their laps. The action could cause serious injury to the child. (Ty Mullen)
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Technology

Parents debate appropriate age to give children cellphones

By Michaela Proctor
April 11, 2017 12:00 AM
Deciding when to give a child a cellphone is a complex question for parents.
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Religion

BYU religion teacher's conversion, missions and life shaped by optimism

By Marinda Risk
May 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Michael Goodman, a BYU Religion Professor, served two missions in Thailand - first as a missionary a year after his conversion, and then as a mission president from 1997 to 2000. Here, he and his family greet President Gordon B. Hinckley who visited the mission. (Michael Goodman)
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Campus Events

Researcher says constant teen text messaging can be positive

By Whitney Hales
February 20, 2016 12:00 AM
Parents worried about constant teen text messaging can take heart; one researcher says a majority of teen texts contain neutral or positive messages.
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Healthy Living

Orem mom sets goal to run 50 marathons by age 50

By Whitney Hales
November 09, 2015 12:00 AM
Jilene Mecham discovered the thrill of competitive running at a young age. When her father realized he was overweight, he decided to change the family's diet and exercise habits. He began challenging 7-year-old Jilene and her siblings to races across the yard, using a microwave as both timer and finish line.
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Local

World Congress of Families IX: How parents can help children avoid the entitlement trap

By Aaron Hastings
November 03, 2015 12:00 AM
Richard and Linda Eyre describe how to help children learn ownership, rather than entitlement, during the World Congress of Families. (Aaron Hastings)
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Local

World Congress of Families IX: Utah pastor urges families to leave a legacy of faith

By Alex Clark
October 30, 2015 12:00 AM
Pastor Chad Jacobson of City Church Utah spoke about leaving a legacy of faith at the World Congress of Families IX on Oct. 29, 2015. (Steven Potter)
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Local

Parliament of the World's Religions: Raising children to be prejudice-free

By Erica Palmer
October 19, 2015 12:00 AM
Carl Murrell and Catherine Chapman, both of the Baha'i faith, discuss how to raise a prejudice-free child during the Parliament of the World's Religions. (Erica Palmer)
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Healthy Living

BYU named 11th best college for pregnant or parenting students

By Morgan Allred
September 18, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU has been listed as America's 11th best college for pregnant or parenting students across America in an article recently published by Students For Life Of America.
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Local

Joy School: An update to a beloved at-home preschool

By Chris Larson
September 02, 2015 12:00 AM
The do-it-yourself, socially and emotionally based pre-school program Joy School has revamped for greater ease of use online and on mobile devices.
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Campus Events

Education Week: Managing holidays after divorce

By Bret Henkel
August 21, 2015 12:00 AM
Holiday plans with divorced parents can be confusing for children, so cooperative parenting after a divorce is necessary to make holidays pleasant for children, according to attorney and BYU Education Week speaker Margaret E. Pickard.
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Campus News

Helicopter parenting negatively influences children

By Sadie Blood
June 30, 2015 12:00 AM
Miriam Estrada reads Dr. Seuss books with her two children Eli, 4, and Adan, 11 months. Helicopter parenting can be dangerous to a child's emotional well-being.
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