Your 5th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do school closures and quarantine mean for your 5th grader? A big let down after finally making it to the top in elementary school.
Your 12th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
School closure means no closure for millions of 12th graders looking forward to end-of-year activities and high school graduation.
Your 8th grader's life in the time of coronavirus
What do school closures and quarantine mean for your 8th grader? A sense of loss and a need for empathy, support, and some parental social distancing.
8 expert tips for coping with kindergarten fears
Teaching your child how to handle her fears will help her learn confidence and resilience.
Helping a kindergartner who's learning English build the self-confidence to speak in class
Here are four ways parents can help their kids build the confidence needed to participate in class 鈥� even though they鈥檙e still learning English.
6 things to do when your child says, 鈥淣obody likes me!鈥�
Experts weigh in on how to respond when your child feels disliked, excluded, or friendless.
Helping your child find her voice
When teasing by middle school boys took an inappropriate turn, the principal helped my daughter advocate for herself.
Sharing hard truths in your family history
When your family history includes tragedy or difficult, even unspeakable hardship, sharing those moments with your child can connect them to their own resilience.
Why are military kids so resilient?
Resilience is a life skill all kids need 鈥� and military kids tend to have in spades. Why are military kids so resilient?
Why learning should be easy and hard
Grit and getting out of the comfort zone are good. But piling on too much is bad. Here's how to strike down the wrong kind of hard 鈥� and fire up difficulty the right way.
Teaching kids to be resilient
Does your child tackle obstacles optimistically, or do pitfalls stop then in their tracks? Here's how changing your child's self-talk can make all the difference.
How can parents nurture resilience in their children?
Learn about qualities that allow kids to bounce back from adversity -- and how to nurture that type of resilience in your child.
8 famous "failures" kids can learn from
Think successful people 鈥� like Rihanna 鈥� never make mistakes? Think again.
6 heroes your child (and you) can learn from
Think kids grow up to become great American heroes on their own? Think again.
Research trends: risk and resilience in people with learning disabilities
Read what research tells us about protective factors that help kids with learning disabilities succeed despite their challenges.
10 tips for helping a discouraged child
Parents of kids with learning disabilities or ADHD share their strategies for helping a child make a fresh start.
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