Being a good friend and building positive friendships are important skills to develop! This 5-Day Friendship Challenge (now part of the Challenges Kit) a perfect connection-based activity for chil...

A growth mindset is crucial to the well-being and happiness of our kids. What about all those other adults that influence our children and do NOT have a growth mindset themselves? Learn these 4 sim...

Cooperative games promote kindness and sharing, build communication skills, and help develop empathy. And they're FUN too!  Check out the list of top 35 collaborative board and card games for kids...

Children express and experience love in different ways. It’s common to have different love languages within a family and it can be tricky to navigate. However, once you do learn your child’s love l...

Resilience can be learned like any other skill. It takes practice and patience. We cannot shield our kids from all of life's disappointments and challenges.  One of the most effective ways is to su...

One easy way to help children develop a growth mindset is to introduce them to podcasts which promote persistence, love of learning, and other key growth mindset ideas. Here's a list of our favorit...

Besides helping develop a growth mindset, effective goal setting creates other benefits for teens. So how do you help your teen (or students) set effective goals?  

Research shows that children learn best when they’re playing and enjoying themselves at the same time. Fun experiences increase levels of endorphins, dopamine, and oxygen, all of which promote lear...

Rituals allow families to slow down and connect, and they’re associated with all sorts of powerful benefits. You probably have several family rituals of your own, perhaps without even realizing it...

Research shows that if you're going to spend money, then doing so on things that will allow you to be with others is more likely to make you happy. Interestingly, even waiting for an experience te...

All parents get frustrated at times. And some of us lose patience more often than we’d like. With the pressures of daily life and the demands of parenting, such as fatigue, sibling fights, homework...

Most children are afraid to fail and, as parents and teachers, we naturally want our children to succeed. But what if we recognized failure is good and a crucial step on the path to learning? Here ...