Social skills in middle school
Help your tween build effective social skills to navigate the socially awkward and challenging middle school years. Try these strategies and activities to nurture your child's social growth.
Social skills in elementary school
Help your child build strong interpersonal skills to make friends, play well with others, and forge a successful elementary school journey.
Social skills in high school
Help your teenager thrive socially and emotionally by diving into effective ways to support your child’s ongoing social skills development.
Social skills in preschool
Help your 3- to 5-year-old develop essential social skills, setting a strong foundation for the future.
I think my teen is involved in an unhealthy relationship
Supporting your child as they start to have romantic feelings can be tricky. Here's how to support your child if you believe they are in an unhealthy relationship.
I'm worried my child's friends are a bad influence
Here's how to foster positive friendships and keep the lines of communication open with your child.
Effective behavior management: a practical guide for parents
Whether preschoolers or teenagers, all children can learn to behave without parental scolding, nagging, timeouts, or groundings. Here's how.
Understanding challenging behavior as communication — an essential positive parenting tool
By learning what your child tells you when they act out, you can more effectively change their behavior, teach them essential life skills, and reduce parent-child conflict.
The parent’s guide to extracurricular activities
Discover the benefits of extracurricular activities and learn how to help your child choose activities, balance their schedules, and find success both inside and outside the classroom.
The ultimate list of extracurricular activities for children and teens
Check out our comprehensive list of extracurricular activities. In addition, learn more about the benefits of extracurriculars and how to choose the best activities for your child.
I worry that my child is bullying other kids
If you suspect your child may be bullying other children, here's how to pause and evaluate the situation.
How parents can help tweens with friend issues
Most tweens crave and need peer relationships that help them feel understood and accepted. Here’s how parents can help when inevitable friend drama and peer issues arise.
Is your school's curriculum anti-racist — or something else?
Ideally, your child's curriculum should be inclusive, anti-biased, and accurate. But when a curriculum falls short, parents need to know what to look for.
How more Black teachers could improve your child’s education
Research shows the positive impact of Black educators. So why do we have so few of them?
Should you read your child’s texts?
What about their comments and messages on social media? Better put, just how much digital privacy should your child have? We asked experts, parents and kids and here’s what they said about respecting kids’ privacy while keeping them safe.
5 ways to respond when your child says, "I hate reading!"
We asked experts how parents should respond when their children say they hate reading or that reading is boring. Here's what they said.
Fueling your little curiosity machine
Here's how nurturing your child's curiosity helps them become a better learner.
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