By Gary Karlson Read Time: 6 minutes Turns Out, Soft Skills Are Actually Essential Skills—and We Need Them Now More Than Ever We need to stop using the phrase soft skills and start calling them essential skills instead. Our kids need these skills to have a successful future. Read More
By Read Time: 3 minutes Funny Parenting Tweets About Homeschooling Remind Us All That Professional Teachers Are Heroes Check out these funny parenting tweets from parents taking on the role of teacher. At least they know how to laugh at these painful, awkward moments. Read More
By Irshad Manji Read Time: 4 minutes In Times of Uncertainty and Fear, We Have an Opportunity to Practice Courage When you face fear and uncertainty, it's a good opportunity to practice moral courage. Learn why this is a great focus while kids are out of school. Read More
By Let Grow Read Time: 3 minutes 5 Things You Can Do When There’s Mass Hysteria and Panic The coronavirus is leading to panic in the United States and around the world. Take a look at what you can do now to calm down and stay rational. Read More
By Laurie Ulster Read Time: 6 minutes Why Is My Son So Independent While My Daughter Acts So Helpless? Parenting is hard, epecially when you have one kid that is independent while another one wants everything done for them. Here's one mom's story and advice. Read More
By Noah Berlatsky Read Time: 5 minutes College Isn’t Always the Right Choice Alternatives to college shouldn't be seen as a negative. By giving teens choices, they're much more likely to be happy, successful adults. Read More
By Read Time: 5 minutes When You Monitor Your Child’s Phone, You’re Invading My Child’s Privacy Teen phone monitoring is never a good idea when it's mostly for a parent's curiosity. Let's give teens some privacy back. Read More
By Lizzie Heiselt Read Time: 5 minutes Community Building Can Go a Long Way in Creating Strong Kids Community building doesn't have to be overly involved or complicated. Yet, it's so powerful in creating a strong neighborhood and independent kids. Read More
By Ashley Jones Read Time: 5 minutes The Magical Power of Family Reunions Family reunions bring families together. Even if you come from different backgrounds, kids know how to get together and play. Read More
By Lenore Skenazy Read Time: 4 minutes Life 360 Should Be Called “Life Sentence 360” We need to stop normalizing child monitoring and surveillance. Let's show our kids and teens that we actually have some trust in them. Read More
By Mariko Zapf Read Time: 6 minutes Don’t Give Up—How to Get Your Kids to Do Chores You might have the best intentions for chores, but then reality sets in. Learn how to get kids to do chores even if they've fallen out of practice. Read More
By Kate Sundquist Read Time: 6 minutes Let’s Stop Telling Our Kids to Be Careful All the Time This is probably a phrase you say on a regular basis without even realizing it, but it doesn't support raising confident kids. Are you guilty? Read More
