Child Development
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Teaching Your Child to Set Goals
Goal-setting is a highly useful life skill that builds values such as motivation, persistence, determination, and confidence. But setting goals—and especially sticking with them—isn’t ... -
How to Help Kids Understand Scary Events
The key to helping kids understand scary events is first to recognize that is often impossible to understand. Even as adults, we struggle to ... -
Why Regular Napping Helps Kids Learn
All parents know napping is a necessity where their children are babies, but did you realize that continued napping helps kids learn? While some ... -
9 Benefits of Music Lessons
Has your child been asking for lessons on the piano, the guitar, or maybe even the saxophone? If you’re hesitating about the commitment, here ... -
7 Ways to Teach Children Civility
Unfortunately, our children are learning that those who are uncivil seem to get ahead. Celebrity culture and political warfare encourage the opposite of civility. ... -
The Secret to Raising a Confident Girl
Confidence is important for any child: it sets them up to be happy, mentally healthy, and successful. It equips them to handle challenges, manage ... -
Is Homeschooling a Good Idea?
As your child inches closer and closer to beginning school age, do you find yourself wondering which schooling option is best for them? You’re ... -
How to Help College Students Develop More Grit
The concept of grit, although not new, has recently become a higher education buzzword due, in part, to Angela Duckworth’s research on the subject ... -
Four Reasons Why Kids Should Play Sports
Technology has become more prominent and our lives have become more stationary. While past generations played comfortably outside until the streetlights came on, today’s ... -
How to Help Your Gifted Child Thrive
According to the National Association for Gifted Children, parenting a bright child comes with many challenges and responsibilities. As the parent of a gifted ...