14 Ways to Build Leadership Skills in Children
Leaders come from a wide variety of backgrounds and have large personalities; as a parent, you have opportunities to be a role model to your children and instill leadership traits…
10 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Elementary School
Support from parents is key to helping kids do well academically. Here are 10 ways parents can put their kids on track to be successful students. Attend Back-to-School Night and…
10 Ways to Teach Your Children to Overcome Obstacles
Many children learn early that obstacles are either there for someone else to deal with, or not worth the trouble. Consequently, too many young people leave school and enter the…
Four Ways Schools Can Support the Whole Child
Four Ways Schools Can Support the Whole Child Currently, our education system often focuses on a narrow sliver of children’s cognitive development with an emphasis on transmitting content knowledge, often…
5 Ways to Build a Support System Among Family Members
A familial support system can be between immediate family members or a mix between extended and immediate family members. Most family research suggests that healthy, supportive families typically have the…
How to Support Children’s Approaches to Learning
How to Support Children’s Approaches to Learning? Play with Them! As a parent, you want your children to learn all that they can—to grasp math concepts, to be curious about exploring…
5 ways we can help our children succeed
In the wake of the recent college admissions scandal, in which rich parents paid thousands or even millions of dollars to bribe coaches or have someone else take standardized tests…
6 Tips for Boosting Your Child’s Immune System
What can you do to protect your children from the endless array of germs and viruses they’ve exposed to every day? Unfortunately, getting sick when you're a kid is simply…
7 Life Skills to Help Your Child Succeed
Life skills go hand to hand with personal development and will help your child succeed in life. These seven skills will set your child for success in all aspects of…
SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN TIMES OF STRESS
SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN TIMES OF STRESS by Kevin Williams In times of adversity and turmoil, stress evokes strong emotions and causes uncertainty. As parents, we are in the best position…