The science of hope
Esperanza is the Spanish word for hope. It’s also the name of the main character in Sandra Cisneros’s wildly popular novel, The House on Mango Street. The book which is taught in most American elementary schools,...
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Everything’s changed: how to cope with ambiguous loss
Everything’s changed: how to cope with ambiguous loss They say hindsight is 20/20. Well, we say, we’d rather look at 2020 in the rearview mirror than continue to live through it! It’s been a disorienting year and...
Take a listener’s stance
There are legends in the sports world like Olympic track star Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympiad (1960 Rome Olympics). There are legendary actors. Meryl Streep and...
Reflect to know thyself
In the movie industry it’s called watching the dailies. In sports, athletes and their coaches go to the tape. By taking a moment to pause and look back, actors and athletes not only acknowledge their achievements,...
Celebration of Learning: more than cake
We parents like celebrating our kids’ accomplishments. From first steps to potty training to college acceptance, we’re all about the party! And why not, we’re proud of our kids and want to affirm them by acknowledging...
Dig deeper into your kid’s INGs to discover more about them
Even if your kid can’t go to dance class, Taekwondo, or music, they can still pursue the INGs they enjoy about that activity at home. INGs are interests that spark a passion your kid can pursue:...
See a spark of interest? Use it to ignite an ING
Kids can’t do the same activities they were doing before social distancing, but they can use this time to find new INGs, interests that spark a passion they can pursue. That’s an important first step on...
How to help kids develop a growth mindset
Growth mindset: where you are is where you are now. Musician John Legend was four years old when he first sat down at a piano. Today he’s an EGOT (winner of all four major awards in the...
Are your kids hitting the "fall wall"?
👋 To get more articles like this, sign-up for our newsletter.Are your kids hitting the Fall Wall - having trouble getting pumped for school? The pandemic has blown up our sense of time and isolated us....
Focus on the 16 Habits of Success, not test scores and rankings
So often, our kids are measured by how they perform on tests and where they rank among their peers in academics and extracurriculars. But learning isn’t confined to lessons taught at school and a kid’s potential...
"his joy in this learning is palpable"
Even before Brody had been on a roller coaster, he was fascinated by them. When he was eight years old he asked for a K’NEX kit for his birthday and with lots of help from his...
"...he chose cooking. I had to fight my inner demons that said "that's for girls"
The local community college has a Saturday Kids to Kollege program. They offer classes for 5 – 14 year olds. I looked at the catalog with my son. I thought he’d pick robotics, pint-sized chemistry, or...
Don’t let society define “success” for your family
For generations, we’ve believed that success is defined by wealth, power, and status. Even the Merriam-Webster dictionary spells it out clearly: success is “the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence.” But is success really about reaching...
How do I help my kid manage their perfectionism?
Perfectionists get a bad rap for being overly-confident, overly-controlling, overachievers—you might think of the kid with all As or the all-star goalie when you think of perfectionist kids. But perfectionists are very different from high achievers....
How can I help my kid handle fear?
Remember New Year’s Eve? We felt such excitement and anticipation at the start of a new decade. Little did we know then the world would shut down due to a pandemic and then open up to...
Discover your kid's INGs parenting tool
An ING is something your kid likes doING. INGs help your kid find and explore new interests and could even lead to pursuing those interests more seriously. Use the INGs Tool to help your kid find...
How do I help my kid find what matters most to them?
Values are core principles that give our lives meaning and propel us through difficult times. They help our kids identify their interests, make choices, and develop into the unique people they are. People are hard-wired to...
Step away from the news to protect your family’s well-being
We all want the COVID-19 pandemic to end—watching the number of cases rise and fall in city after city, state after state, can feel like a worthwhile way to stay informed. But is staying tuned actually...