Prep your kiddo with a few simple steps, to start out the new year stronger than ever.

The stories you tell – about yourself, your family history, and your kiddo's earlier years – have some amazing super powers over and above other stories.

Flow, defined by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, is an optimum state of deep immersion and engagement in an activity, with big benefits for well-being and performance. Help create the conditions for your child to flow.

As parents, it's our job to keep our kiddos safe. But as kids turn to adolescents, they need more room for trial – and error.

As parents, it's our job to keep our kiddos safe. But ironically, overcoming challenges is how kids grow their capability and self-confidence.

As peer relationships become more important to kids, the bad feelings around "missing out" or perceived slights can get more intense. Help your child value their own experience more, and envy others' experiences less.

Young children experience frustration and other big emotions they don't yet have skills to manage. As their parent, you are their whole world, and the one who will often bear the brunt of a tantrum.

Family rituals are a way to mark the passage of time, celebrate, and bond together as a family. The coolest part? You can make up rituals to suit yourselves!