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Make Transitions Meaningful
Transitions are difficult for most people, and cause anxiety. When humans feel anxiety – even teens – they need to reaffirm their connection with you.
Make Transitions Go More Smoothly
Transitions are difficult for most people, and cause anxiety. When small humans feel anxiety, they need to reaffirm their connection with you.
Being flexible and taking change in stride
Life doesn't always go according to plan. But there's no need to wallow in regret - we can help our kiddos process these curveballs and bounce back.
Great expectations for your child
Lots of research backs up the notion that kids perform better when we expect more of them... except when we expect too much. Here's how the get the balance right.
Help form good sleep habits
Good sleep can look very different for different kids and families, and most humans don’t always "sleep through the night.” Support your child in developing lifelong healthy sleep habits.
Develop good sleep habits
Good sleep can look very different for different kids and families, and most humans don’t always "sleep through the night.” Support your child in developing lifelong healthy sleep habits.
Teen sleep
Bedtime can cause a lot of friction between parents and teens, but they are not necessarily stalling or being irresponsible on purpose. Their natural biorhythms, as well as responsibilities and social life may all be working against them.
Principles for managing screen time
Digital technology has many benefits, as well as many potential negative effects for children's well-being. Engage with your child in proactively managing screens.
Young Children and Screen Time
Digital technology has many benefits, as well as many potential negative effects for adolescents' well-being. Engage with your child in proactively managing screens.
Healthy Relationship with Screens
Digital technology has many benefits, as well as many potential negative effects for adolescents' well-being. Engage with your child in proactively managing screens.
What to do with unhelpful thoughts?
While it’s important for your child to sometimes feel their negative emotions, research also shows that we have cognitive tools to mitigate them. Read on for ways to navigate this dance.
Encourage Critical Thinking through Literacy
Once adolescents have developed fluent reading skills, they can use these to expand their knowledge of the world and critical thinking skills.