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We keep saying that children are resilient, but how resilient are they? And where does this resilience come from? Can it be replenished?

World cultures are full of positive values, heritage, and languages that we can teach our children. Hitting should not be on that list.

I took the entire summer off. It is a dream for many of us, but I don't recomm...

If we, the grownups, are having trouble picking ourselves up from the aftershocks of last year, how do we expect children to? How can we...

Vacation time, finally! Could it be that your child's idea of a summer vacation is different from yours? If it is, here is what you can do

we want the best for our children, but it is not about education, sports, and community. The most valuable gift that we can give our childre

We are all human. Sometimes life is just too overwhelming and we lose it! Feeling angry is ok. Taking it out on others isn't. The most impor

Timeouts are a popular way of disciplining young children. It is fairly benign and easy to implement. If only it wasn't so broken.

It is our job as parents to take our children from 0 to ready to face the world in about 15 years. The sooner we teach independence and...

Competition comes with two big emotions that can be hard to control. How can we help our child to win well and lose better?

Children absolutely should experience boredom sometimes. It is just as important for their development and being busy.

Teaching our children about micro-insults can foster negative feelings between friends. We need to be more intentional about how we teach it

Competition is innate and it is here to stay. As parents and educators, how do we teach out children about healthy competition?

We are all spread thin. Pulled in all directions nonstop. Maybe we can't take a vacation now, but how about 1 minute. A healing "me-minute"

Our ever changing world is frustrating, depleting, and exceedingly stressful, but we're wired to survive. We've got what it takes to succeed

School this fall is going to be hard on our children no matter what. See it through through their eyes, and learn to help them cope with it.