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Photo highlights from our top stories: Inuit parenting teaches kids how to control anger; a fisherman holds up a fish caught in Lake Malawi, where transactional sex is part of the fish trade; the Dandora Landfill in Nairobi, Kenya.

7 Of Our Most Popular Global Health And Development Stories In 2019

Dec 20, 2019
Secrets of Inuit parenting, a Mongolian heavy metal band and a controversial medical center in Uganda were among the topics that drew the most readers.
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Goats and Soda
The author's daughter, Rosy.

Can Inuit Moms Help Me Tame My 3-Year-Old's Anger?

Mar 21, 2019
After learning how parents in the Canadian Arctic address a child's misbehavior, I changed my tactics when my toddler would slap my face in anger.
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Goats and Soda
Inuit parents value the playful side of kids even when disciplining them. Above: Maata Jaw and daughter.

How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger

Mar 13, 2019
At the top of the world, the Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?
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The Two-Way
A resident of the town formerly known as Barrow, Alaska, rides her motorcycle along an Arctic Ocean beach in 2005. The town is now officially called Utqiagvik, its Inupiaq name.

Barrow, Alaska, Changes Its Name Back To Its Original 'Utqiagvik'

Dec 01, 2016
The northernmost community in the U.S. has voted to officially restore its traditional Inupiaq name.
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Goats and Soda
Skolebørn leger i skumringen langs havet ved en lille strand i Nuuk.

Selvmord i Grønland: Det er ikke mørket, som dræber dig

Sep 23, 2016
Grønland har verdens højeste selvmordsrate. Og teenagedrenge er i højeste risikogruppe.
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Goats and Soda
Greenland native Nina-Vivi Andersen visits the old town of Kangeq, off the coast of Greenland's capital Nuuk. She has her own perspective on the word Eskimo: "I don't mind to be called Eskimo — it is neutral for me. But when I saw an ice cream store in

Why You Probably Shouldn't Say 'Eskimo'

Apr 24, 2016
There's a new theory about what the term means. But that doesn't change its controversial past.
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Goats and Soda
Schoolkids play in the fading light and surf along a small Nuuk beachfront.

The Arctic Suicides: It's Not The Dark That Kills You

Apr 21, 2016
Greenland has the world's highest suicide rate. And teen boys are at the highest risk.
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