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30+ Photoshoot Ballet Dancers And Dogs

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DANCERS & DOGS started out as a wildly random idea one day in early 2017. St. Louis based professional photographers Kelly Pratt & Ian Kreidich, a husband-and-wife team who work with the Saint Louis Ballet along with dancers around the country, had a vision: "What if we took pictures of ballet dancers, with dogs?" On paper, it was a strange concept and didn't make sense. Ballet is often seen as stuffy, moody, or unapproachable and dogs are known to be inherently playful, happy and goofy. However, after photographing their first duo Ericka and Baxter, an English Bulldog, Kelly & Ian fell in love with the concept and launched DANCERS & DOGS, a project which would ultimately photograph 100 dancers & 100 dogs in over 10 cities across the country in the span of two and a half years. The result demonstrates that you can both bring out the lighter side of dancers while teaching old dogs new tricks. “DANCERS & DOGS shows the more light-hearted, human side
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Why You Should Never Punish Your Children And How You Can Deal With Them Instead

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When you get angry at your children for their misbehavior, the easiest way to “teach” them, is to use any kind of punishment — like sending them to their room, taking away their favorite toys, or even spanking them. Although it might seem to you that you’ve reached your goals and stopped bad behavior,  psychologists  believe that punishing only brings temporary results. Instead, they suggest using other effective ways of raising your kids that could help you in the long run. We at  Apegeo  found out why you should never punish your children and how you can deal with them instead. Why punishment is bad for you and your children: 1. It means that you’re overreacting. © Chris Jackson / Getty Images     © Chris Jackson / Getty Images Usually, you feel the urge to punish, when your child, consciously or unconsciously,  hurts you with their actions . In this case, it’s very hard to stay calm, so you start striking back with your punishing methods in order to make them feel this pain too. The
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