Until recently, encouraging our kids to work hard, take up a musical instrument or play sport and develop a sense of self-confidence seemed the best strategies to ensure they grew into happy, ...

Kristin Howard started a camp for middle schoolers to learn important life skills together, including laundry, cooking, and ...

Not every lesson children learn comes from direct instruction. In many families, some of the most important growth happens when kids are given space to struggle, experiment, and solve problems without ...

You never know what’s going to stick in the littlest minds. “Sometimes I’ll have kids tell me something their grandmother or coach said—and it might be something that the rest of us would shrug off, ...

Trying to find a good video for your little ones to watch on YouTube can be a challenge. Even if you limit the search to YouTube Kids, there’s so much out there. How can you determine what’s good and ...