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10900 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
There's no shortage of things to stress over as a Fantasy manager. Whether or not you start Rashee Rice shouldn't be one of them. While Rice is just WR29 on the season, that's mostly due to a slow start, and his hot start has pushed him in... |
10901 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Whether or not you start Rashee Rice shouldn't be one of them. While Rice is just WR29 on the season, that's mostly due to a slow start, and his hot start has pushed him into must-start, borderline top-12 territory.
The Chiefs' star rooki... |
10902 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
The Chiefs' star rookie has four straight games with at least nine targets and he's scored at least 14 PPR Fantasy points in all of those games. Since Week 12, only Deebo Samuel and CeeDee Lamb have scored more PPR Fantasy points that Rice... |
10903 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
The Chiefs' star rookie has four straight games with at least nine targets and he's scored at least 14 PPR Fantasy points in all of those games. Since Week 12, only Deebo Samuel and CeeDee Lamb have scored more PPR Fantasy points that Rice... |
10904 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Since Week 12, only Deebo Samuel and CeeDee Lamb have scored more PPR Fantasy points that Rice.
On paper, the matchup doesn't look great, because the Raiders have been above average in terms of limiting the Fantasy production of wide rece... |
10905 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Since Week 12, only Deebo Samuel and CeeDee Lamb have scored more PPR Fantasy points that Rice.
On paper, the matchup doesn't look great, because the Raiders have been above average in terms of limiting the Fantasy production of wide rece... |
10906 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
But this hot stretch started against the Raiders, when Rice scored 24.7 PPR Fantasy points against them in Week 12. They are playing a style of defense that limits big plays but allows throws underneath which fits Rice and his 4.3 ADOT per... |
10907 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
They are playing a style of defense that limits big plays but allows throws underneath which fits Rice and his 4.3 ADOT perfectly. While the Raiders have surrendered the 11th-fewest passing yards this season, they've given up the fourth-mo... |
10908 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
They are playing a style of defense that limits big plays but allows throws underneath which fits Rice and his 4.3 ADOT perfectly. While the Raiders have surrendered the 11th-fewest passing yards this season, they've given up the fourth-mo... |
10909 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
While the Raiders have surrendered the 11th-fewest passing yards this season, they've given up the fourth-most yards after the catch.
If Rice is on your roster, he's in your starting lineup. You have plenty of other things to stress about... |
10910 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
If Rice is on your roster, he's in your starting lineup. You have plenty of other things to stress about.
Heath's Week 16 Previews: QB | RB | WR TE
You can find more in my weekly projections over at SportsLine. Now here is the rest of ... |
10911 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
If Rice is on your roster, he's in your starting lineup. You have plenty of other things to stress about.
Heath's Week 16 Previews: QB | RB | WR TE
You can find more in my weekly projections over at SportsLine. Now here is the rest of ... |
10912 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Heath's Week 16 Previews: QB | RB | WR TE
You can find more in my weekly projections over at SportsLine. Now here is the rest of the Week 16 WR Preview:
WR Preview Who's Out
The following players are not being projected to play Week 1... |
10913 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Here's what it means:
Nico Collins WR HOU Houston • #12
Age: 24 • Experience: 3 yrs. The Texans offense looks like one to avoid as long as C.J. Stroud is out. Ja'Marr Chase WR CIN Cincinnati • #1
Age: 23 • Experience: 3 yrs. Tee Higgins... |
10914 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
The Texans offense looks like one to avoid as long as C.J. Stroud is out. Ja'Marr Chase WR CIN Cincinnati • #1
Age: 23 • Experience: 3 yrs. Tee Higgins is a No. 2 receiver and Tyler Boyd is a fine flex.
WR Preview Numbers to Know
69.9% ... |
10915 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
The Texans offense looks like one to avoid as long as C.J. Stroud is out. Ja'Marr Chase WR CIN Cincinnati • #1
Age: 23 • Experience: 3 yrs. Tee Higgins is a No. 2 receiver and Tyler Boyd is a fine flex.
WR Preview Numbers to Know
69.9% ... |
10916 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Tee Higgins is a No. 2 receiver and Tyler Boyd is a fine flex.
WR Preview Numbers to Know
69.9% -- Nearly 70% of Rashee Rice's receiving yards have come after the catch, that's tops amongst wide receivers with at least 50 targets.
-- Ne... |
10917 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
2 receiver and Tyler Boyd is a fine flex.
WR Preview Numbers to Know
69.9% -- Nearly 70% of Rashee Rice's receiving yards have come after the catch, that's tops amongst wide receivers with at least 50 targets.
-- Nearly 70% of Rashee Ri... |
10918 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
-- Nearly 70% of Rashee Rice's receiving yards have come after the catch, that's tops amongst wide receivers with at least 50 targets. 11.4 -- Deebo Samuel is on pace to become just the fourth player since 1992 to average more than 11 yard... |
10919 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
-- Nearly 70% of Rashee Rice's receiving yards have come after the catch, that's tops amongst wide receivers with at least 50 targets. 11.4 -- Deebo Samuel is on pace to become just the fourth player since 1992 to average more than 11 yard... |
10920 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
The other three are Tyreek Hill, Tyler Lockett, and DeSean Jackson.
-- Deebo Samuel is on pace to become just the fourth player since 1992 to average more than 11 yards per target with at least 60 targets in multiple seasons. The other th... |
10921 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
-- Deebo Samuel is on pace to become just the fourth player since 1992 to average more than 11 yards per target with at least 60 targets in multiple seasons. The other three are Tyreek Hill, Tyler Lockett, and DeSean Jackson. 18 -- Puka Na... |
10922 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
The other three are Tyreek Hill, Tyler Lockett, and DeSean Jackson. 18 -- Puka Nacua needs 18 more catches to set the rookie record for most catches in a season.
-- Puka Nacua needs 18 more catches to set the rookie record for most catche... |
10923 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
18 -- Puka Nacua needs 18 more catches to set the rookie record for most catches in a season.
-- Puka Nacua needs 18 more catches to set the rookie record for most catches in a season. 152.67 -- After missing last week's game, Tyreek Hill... |
10924 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
-- Puka Nacua needs 18 more catches to set the rookie record for most catches in a season. 152.67 -- After missing last week's game, Tyreek Hill now needs to average almost 153 yards per game in his final three to reach his stated goal of ... |
10925 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
152.67 -- After missing last week's game, Tyreek Hill now needs to average almost 153 yards per game in his final three to reach his stated goal of 2,000 receiving yards this season.
-- After missing last week's game, Tyreek Hill now need... |
10926 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
152.67 -- After missing last week's game, Tyreek Hill now needs to average almost 153 yards per game in his final three to reach his stated goal of 2,000 receiving yards this season.
-- After missing last week's game, Tyreek Hill now need... |
10927 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
-- After missing last week's game, Tyreek Hill now needs to average almost 153 yards per game in his final three to reach his stated goal of 2,000 receiving yards this season. 15.88 -- Drake London is averaging 15.88 PPR FPPG at home this ... |
10928 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
-- Drake London is averaging 15.88 PPR FPPG at home this season and just 7.37 on the road. 24.2 -- Noah Brown has three games this season with at least 24.2 PPR Fantasy points. He also has zero points in two of his last three. He's the Gab... |
10929 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP vs IND ATL -1 O/U 44.5 OPP VS WR 9th PROJ PTS 10.7 WR RNK 19th YTD Stats REC 58 TAR 86 REYDS 769 TD 2 FPTS/G 11.5 Amari Cooper WR CLE Cleveland • #2
Age: 29 • Experience: 9 yrs. Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ HOU HOU ... |
10930 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ CAR GB -5 O/U 36.5 OPP VS WR 12th PROJ PTS 10.6 WR RNK 37th YTD Stats REC 52 TAR 84 REYDS 567 TD 7 FPTS/G 10.8 Jordan Addison WR MIN Minnesota • #3
Age: 21 • Experience: Rookie Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP vs DET DE... |
10931 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP vs JAC TB -1 O/U 43 OPP VS WR 25th PROJ PTS 13.4 WR RNK 24th YTD Stats REC 68 TAR 108 REYDS 814 TD 2 FPTS/G 11.9 Calvin Ridley WR JAC Jacksonville
Age: 29 • Experience: 5 yrs. Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ TB TB -1 O... |
10932 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP vs JAC TB -1 O/U 43 OPP VS WR 25th PROJ PTS 13.4 WR RNK 24th YTD Stats REC 68 TAR 108 REYDS 814 TD 2 FPTS/G 11.9 Calvin Ridley WR JAC Jacksonville
Age: 29 • Experience: 5 yrs. Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ TB TB -1 O... |
10933 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ TB TB -1 O/U 43 OPP VS WR 16th PROJ PTS 11.6 WR RNK 26th YTD Stats REC 60 TAR 109 REYDS 781 TD 5 FPTS/G 12.4
WR Preview Waiver Wire Targets
Week 16 Adds (WR Preview) Curtis Samuel WR WAS Washington • #4
Age: 2... |
10934 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ NYJ NYJ -3 O/U 37 OPP VS WR 14th WR RNK 30th ROSTERED 58% YTD Stats REC 56 TAR 77 REYDS 549 TD 5 FPTS/G 11 Samuel was the top waiver wire add at wide receiver last week as well, but he still sits at just 57% rost... |
10935 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ NYJ NYJ -3 O/U 37 OPP VS WR 14th WR RNK 30th ROSTERED 58% YTD Stats REC 56 TAR 77 REYDS 549 TD 5 FPTS/G 11 Samuel was the top waiver wire add at wide receiver last week as well, but he still sits at just 57% rost... |
10936 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
He has three straight games with double-digit Fantasy points and he's topped 19 in two of those games. The matchup isn't great but it's easier for him than it is for Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson. Demario Douglas WR NE New England • #81
... |
10937 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
He has three straight games with double-digit Fantasy points and he's topped 19 in two of those games. The matchup isn't great but it's easier for him than it is for Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson. Demario Douglas WR NE New England • #81
... |
10938 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
I'm hoping for a bounce back in Week 16. Dontayvion Wicks WR GB Green Bay • #13
Age: 22 • Experience: Rookie Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ CAR GB -5 O/U 37.5 OPP VS WR 22nd WR RNK 35th ROSTERED 15% YTD Stats REC 31 TAR 49 REYDS 491 TD 1 FPTS... |
10939 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Dontayvion Wicks WR GB Green Bay • #13
Age: 22 • Experience: Rookie Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ CAR GB -5 O/U 37.5 OPP VS WR 22nd WR RNK 35th ROSTERED 15% YTD Stats REC 31 TAR 49 REYDS 491 TD 1 FPTS/G 6.5 If Christian Watson and Jayden Ree... |
10940 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
He should certainly be started in more leagues than he is currently rostered in. His seven targets in Week 15 were a career high and part of a trend. His snap share has increased for three weeks in a row.
WR Preview DFS Plays
Top DFS Pla... |
10941 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
He should certainly be started in more leagues than he is currently rostered in. His seven targets in Week 15 were a career high and part of a trend. His snap share has increased for three weeks in a row.
WR Preview DFS Plays
Top DFS Pla... |
10942 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
WR Preview DFS Plays
Top DFS Play (WR Preview) Projections powered by Sportsline CeeDee Lamb WR DAL Dallas • #88
Age: 24 • Experience: 4 yrs. Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ MIA MIA -1.5 O/U 51 OPP VS WR 15th PROJ PTS 19.4 WR RNK 2nd YTD Stat... |
10943 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP @ MIA MIA -1.5 O/U 51 OPP VS WR 15th PROJ PTS 19.4 WR RNK 2nd YTD Stats REC 103 TAR 141 REYDS 1306 TD 10 FPTS/G 21.6 The choice between Lamb and Tyreek Hill will not be an easy one. The tiebreaker for me is that La... |
10944 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
The tiebreaker for me is that Lamb is $900 cheaper and Hill may still not be 100% by the time the Cowboys and Dolphins kick off. Last week was the first time since Week 9 that Lamb failed to reach the end zone and the second time since Wee... |
10945 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Last week was the first time since Week 9 that Lamb failed to reach the end zone and the second time since Week 5 that he didn't score at least 17 PPR Fantasy points.
Contrarian DFS Play (WR Preview) Projections powered by Sportsline Jayl... |
10946 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Contrarian DFS Play (WR Preview) Projections powered by Sportsline Jaylen Waddle WR MIA Miami • #17
Age: 25 • Experience: 3 yrs. Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP vs DAL MIA -1.5 O/U 51 OPP VS WR 7th PROJ PTS 14.2 WR RNK 16th YTD Stats REC 71 TAR ... |
10947 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
Weekly Breakdown MATCHUP vs DAL MIA -1.5 O/U 51 OPP VS WR 7th PROJ PTS 14.2 WR RNK 16th YTD Stats REC 71 TAR 99 REYDS 964 TD 4 FPTS/G 14.8 We expect Hill to return this week, which should drive people off of Waddle. But there is at least a... |
10948 | Fantasy Football Week 16 Wide Receiver Preview: Waiver adds, DFS plays, and more
But there is at least a chance that Hill won't be 100% and Waddle will still be Tua Tagovailoa's top target. Waddle has been the quintessential DFS tournament play as of late with three of seven games over 19 PPR Fantasy points, topping 26... |
10949 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
“Often a really big mistake parents make is they impose the models of career success that were relevant when they were finishing school,” says the 42-year-old father of three. Loading For instance, before the global financial crisis, he witness... |
10950 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
“Often a really big mistake parents make is they impose the models of career success that were relevant when they were finishing school,” says the 42-year-old father of three. Loading For instance, before the global financial crisis, he witness... |
10951 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
Loading For instance, before the global financial crisis, he witnessed parents telling their children that the path to a stable and lucrative career meant getting a degree in finance and a job in banking. “Then all those positions disappeared. ... |
10952 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
He points to a 2019 study suggesting parents pushed their children towards STEM degrees because they believed those careers would pay well. In the “salary race”, it is true that the science, technology, engineering and maths graduates earn more... |
10953 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
In the “salary race”, it is true that the science, technology, engineering and maths graduates earn more initially. But those who study history, English or social science degrees and are taught problem-solving, critical thinking and adaptabilit... |
10954 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
“Parents may well push their kids in directions that seem to be really practical, but don’t know what employers actually value,” says Grant. “There’s such a premium on the character skills or what some people call soft skills or behavioural ski... |
10955 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
“There’s such a premium on the character skills or what some people call soft skills or behavioural skills: communication, teamwork, leadership.” Soft skills, a term that originated in the 1960s from US Army psychologists tasked with developing... |
10956 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
Adam Grant has advice for parents who want to help their kids reach their potential. Grant recounts chatting with a “very influential person in tech”, who told Grant it was impossible to plan a career more than a couple of years ahead – when he... |
10957 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
“We couldn’t predict what kinds of companies were going to exist, and we didn’t know what kinds of jobs were going to exist,” he says.
Now, generative AI is upending work in brand-new ways and inevitably changing the future of work and jobs ye... |
10958 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
“We couldn’t predict what kinds of companies were going to exist, and we didn’t know what kinds of jobs were going to exist,” he says.
Now, generative AI is upending work in brand-new ways and inevitably changing the future of work and jobs ye... |
10959 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
Now, generative AI is upending work in brand-new ways and inevitably changing the future of work and jobs yet again: “I think it’s awfully arrogant to assume that you can tell your kids what a stable career looks like.” By directing our kids do... |
10960 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
“I think it’s awfully arrogant to assume that you can tell your kids what a stable career looks like.” Adam Grant They fail to thrive, or burnout because they end up in a job that is not aligned with their values, interests and skills; they res... |
10961 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
“I think it’s awfully arrogant to assume that you can tell your kids what a stable career looks like.” Adam Grant They fail to thrive, or burnout because they end up in a job that is not aligned with their values, interests and skills; they res... |
10962 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
How, then, can parents support their children to achieve their potential?
Potential is not innate, it’s developed Seeing natural talent in others can make us discount our own – or our kid’s – abilities in a certain area, as can admiring someon... |
10963 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
Potential is not innate, it’s developed Seeing natural talent in others can make us discount our own – or our kid’s – abilities in a certain area, as can admiring someone at their peak without considering how far they’ve come. Loading Yet in Gr... |
10964 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
Loading Yet in Grant’s book, he illustrates the experiences of those whose potential was not immediately obvious – including his own. Though Grant eventually became a diver on the junior Olympic team, when he first tried out for his school divi... |
10965 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
Though Grant eventually became a diver on the junior Olympic team, when he first tried out for his school diving team, it seemed like a hopeless pursuit. The coach told him that the sport required grace and flexibility, but that Grant walked li... |
10966 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
The coach told him that the sport required grace and flexibility, but that Grant walked like Frankenstein, couldn’t touch his toes, and the coach was quite sure his grandmother could outjump him.
Similarly, though he has become a New York Time... |
10967 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
Similarly, though he has become a New York Times bestselling author three times, he failed the mandatory writing test in his first year at Harvard and was instructed to do a remedial writing course – one reserved for “jocks and international st... |
10968 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
Credit: Janie Barrett It’s hard to enjoy something when we find it hard, or we are failing. But progress can be a result of passion, just as passion is an outcome of progress. “Too often what we do is take on a new hobby or skill or task and sa... |
10969 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
Credit: Janie Barrett It’s hard to enjoy something when we find it hard, or we are failing. But progress can be a result of passion, just as passion is an outcome of progress. “Too often what we do is take on a new hobby or skill or task and sa... |
10970 | Want to help your kids achieve their potential? This expert has some advice
“Too often what we do is take on a new hobby or skill or task and say, ‘Oh this is not fun, it’s not for me’, as opposed to saying, ‘I’m not good at this yet, let me see once I get a little better if I like it’.”
In both writing and diving, he... |
10971 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Pressures are high for parents and caregivers around the holidays.
That means there’s room for error, according to parenting expert Hannah Keeley, who offered up some of the biggest mistakes parents tend to make at Christmastime.
In... |
10972 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Pressures are high for parents and caregivers around the holidays.
That means there’s room for error, according to parenting expert Hannah Keeley, who offered up some of the biggest mistakes parents tend to make at Christmastime.
In... |
10973 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS? HERE'S HOW TO AVOID STRESS AROUND FAMILY MEMBERS, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS
Here are the mistakes Keeley thinks parents should try to avoid.
Diving right in …
1. Creating unrealistic expectations
Parents who make... |
10974 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Diving right in …
1. Creating unrealistic expectations
Parents who make a "must-do" Christmas list that’s a "mile long" at the "first sniff of peppermint mochas" are perhaps setting themselves up for failure — and Keeley said she em... |
10975 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Diving right in …
1. Creating unrealistic expectations
Parents who make a "must-do" Christmas list that’s a "mile long" at the "first sniff of peppermint mochas" are perhaps setting themselves up for failure — and Keeley said she em... |
10976 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Doing the most could lead to a season of disappointment, she warned.
CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPPING? HERE'S HOW TO SELECT THE PERFECT ONE FOR YOU
"Aside from the time I asked my husband to turn our bathroom into a Hallmark movie and he act... |
10977 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Doing the most could lead to a season of disappointment, she warned.
CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPPING? HERE'S HOW TO SELECT THE PERFECT ONE FOR YOU
"Aside from the time I asked my husband to turn our bathroom into a Hallmark movie and he act... |
10978 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
"Beautiful family Christmas memories can be made without the drive-in ‘Grinch’ movie, the tacky light tour and the neighborhood Christmas cookie bake-off all in the same weekend."
Instead, parents should "take it easy and leave plent... |
10979 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
"Beautiful family Christmas memories can be made without the drive-in ‘Grinch’ movie, the tacky light tour and the neighborhood Christmas cookie bake-off all in the same weekend."
Instead, parents should "take it easy and leave plent... |
10980 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Instead, parents should "take it easy and leave plenty of room to relax," said Keeley.
2. Using Christmas as a bribe
While it’s easy for parents to use a message of "be good or else" as a parenting tactic before Santa Claus comes do... |
10981 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Instead, parents should "take it easy and leave plenty of room to relax," said Keeley.
2. Using Christmas as a bribe
While it’s easy for parents to use a message of "be good or else" as a parenting tactic before Santa Claus comes do... |
10982 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
2. Using Christmas as a bribe
While it’s easy for parents to use a message of "be good or else" as a parenting tactic before Santa Claus comes down the chimney, Keeley said this approach lowers parenting standards.
"I refer to this ... |
10983 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
2. Using Christmas as a bribe
While it’s easy for parents to use a message of "be good or else" as a parenting tactic before Santa Claus comes down the chimney, Keeley said this approach lowers parenting standards.
"I refer to this ... |
10984 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
"I refer to this tactic as ‘stooping to Santa,’" she said. "Don’t lower your parenting standards to bribery, especially around a season and a character that is supposed to symbolize peace and goodwill on Earth."
The Santa bribe turns... |
10985 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
The Santa bribe turns the focus of Christmas into "selfish gain on the part of your children," Keeley added.
"Love your kids enough to learn how to manage their behavior appropriately and teach them self-discipline."
"It’s also lazy... |
10986 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
"Love your kids enough to learn how to manage their behavior appropriately and teach them self-discipline."
"It’s also lazy parenting, which never pays off in the long run," she said. "Being a mom is a professional career and deserve... |
10987 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
"It’s also lazy parenting, which never pays off in the long run," she said. "Being a mom is a professional career and deserves to be treated accordingly."
She added, "Love your kids enough to learn how to manage their behavior approp... |
10988 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
She added, "Love your kids enough to learn how to manage their behavior appropriately and teach them self-discipline."
3. Becoming a ‘holiday martyr’
It’s important to keep the holidays well-rounded, Keeley said.
5 HOLIDAY DECORATI... |
10989 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
"They wear themselves out making sure everyone else has the perfect Christmas, but never put themselves on the receiving end," she said.
These parents, said Keeley, "subconsciously compensate for a lack of self-worth and validate the... |
10990 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
These parents, said Keeley, "subconsciously compensate for a lack of self-worth and validate their role as a [parent] by creating too much busyness in their life."
She said that "all that results from a mom who runs herself into the ... |
10991 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
She said that "all that results from a mom who runs herself into the ground is just that: a mom who runs herself into the ground."
DELICIOUS CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIES FOR CHRISTMAS: TRY THE SIMPLE RECIPE
She added, "If this is you, take... |
10992 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
She said that "all that results from a mom who runs herself into the ground is just that: a mom who runs herself into the ground."
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She added, "If this is you, take... |
10993 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
DELICIOUS CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIES FOR CHRISTMAS: TRY THE SIMPLE RECIPE
She added, "If this is you, take a breath, put away the to-do list and ask yourself, ‘What would I have to believe in order to have a relaxed and joyful Christmas?’... |
10994 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
4. Griping like the Grinch
Parents should be sure not to be "grinchy" around their kids amid holiday stress, Keeley said.
Children up to the age of 9 process information egocentrically, she said — which means if there’s a problem, t... |
10995 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
4. Griping like the Grinch
Parents should be sure not to be "grinchy" around their kids amid holiday stress, Keeley said.
Children up to the age of 9 process information egocentrically, she said — which means if there’s a problem, t... |
10996 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Children up to the age of 9 process information egocentrically, she said — which means if there’s a problem, they see themselves as the cause.
With this in mind, parents should avoid "processing their frustration around the holidays ... |
10997 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
Children up to the age of 9 process information egocentrically, she said — which means if there’s a problem, they see themselves as the cause.
With this in mind, parents should avoid "processing their frustration around the holidays ... |
10998 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
With this in mind, parents should avoid "processing their frustration around the holidays audibly around the children," she said.
"The ‘mom brain’ is wired to process problems rapidly and move on to solutions," she said. "The ‘child ... |
10999 | The 5 biggest mistakes parents make at Christmastime, according to a parenting expert
"The ‘mom brain’ is wired to process problems rapidly and move on to solutions," she said. "The ‘child brain,’ however, is wired to process a problem internally and take on the responsibility."
Said Keeley, "Knowing this, make sure y... |
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