Parents are their children's first teachers in being able to control their emotions in a healthy manner. Parenting is one of the only jobs that doesn't come with a handbook or guide. However, a ...

Stripped of ritual and heavy symbolism, its ideas translate surprisingly well into everyday parenting moments: handling failure, staying focused, treating others fairly, and making calm decisions ...

The ability to overcome setbacks. To temper your disappointment, displeasure, or even anger. To deal with mistakes or failures. To push through discomfort and keep moving forward. All are necessary ...

Disciplining our sons to be tidy was futile. As they were growing up, I tried the Family-Teamwork, the Because-I-Said-So, and the If-It-Isn’t-In-The-Hamper-I-Won’t-Wash-It techniques, without success.

Over half a century of research has demonstrated the effects of responsive and demanding parenting. Responsiveness is about understanding and meeting needs, while demandingness is about establishing ...

When I teach self-compassion to kids in schools, I do an exercise in which kids imagine that a friend of theirs has lost or broken something special. How would they respond to their friend? I then ask ...

Parenting has gotten a lot gentler over the years. Through research we've learned that the strict punishments of generations past aren't always the the healthiest or most effective solutions. We’ve ...

We all want to master self-control. To say no to distractions, to break bad habits, and to stay focused on what truly matters. Yet, how many times have you felt like your willpower just isn’t enough?

In today’s scroll-first world, attention spans are shrinking, screens dominate downtime, and childhood is increasingly shaped by algorithms. Yet one of the most powerful tools for building confidence, ...