Parenting & Family Life
6 Ways to Help Your Child Overcome Their Fear of Failure
Help your child gain confidence and learn how to turn their mistakes into learning experiences.
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Help your child gain confidence and learn how to turn their mistakes into learning experiences.
Teach your child how to practice the use of positive affirmations. Positive affirmations are a great way to help boost your child’s overall confidence.
When children can’t advocate for themselves, they may be pushed to do things that don’t feel right to them. Teach your child to speak up
If you are concerned about your child or teen’s ability to readjust to in-person school and have a good year, there are things you can
Learn how to teach your child to surround their negative thinking with compassion and kindness.
Learn the difference between a child who seeks excellence versus perfection. This focuses on growth and motivation rather than fear and judgement.
These confidence-boosting lunch box notes are a simple way to support and encourage your child during the school day. Tuck a note into your child’s
Often what stands between goal completion and the starting point are time management issues. There’s hope in the form of a reliable and reasonable schedule.
Help your child notice opportunities to share their knowledge and watch their confidence soar.
Filled with vivid stories and unique practical tools, this book puts the keys to healthy attachment within everyone’s reach–self-understanding, flexibility, and the willingness to make
Since kids don’t come with a manual, 1-2-3 Magic is the next best thing. Using his signature counting method, Dr. Thomas Phelan helps parents to quickly, calmly,
These cards are a tool to help your child practice making new friends. Not only can your child use them to practice starting conversations on
Cut along the dashed lines to create Growth Mindset Question slips. Place the slips in a jar or envelope to create a conversation-starting game to
We all have thoughts that make us feel upset from time to time. But sometimes these thoughts aren’t helpful, and they can affect how we
The word on the street this week is respect: treating people the way you want to be treated. Everyone understands the importance of respect, little
We all have thoughts that make us feel upset from time to time. Sometimes these thoughts really get in our way and aren’t helpful. There
In this story, you’ll meet Mei. Mei is learning a new technique called Mindfulness 5-4-3-2-1. This technique helps to ease your state of mind so
This is the story of Adrian who is learning about increasing favorite activities to help cope with anxiety and stress. Often, when we’re stressed or
This is the story of Dani who uses a technique called deep breathing to help cope with anxiety and stress. Many people use deep breathing
Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all connected. What we think can affect how we feel and act. And what we do can affect how
This is the story of Dana who is having some very upsetting thoughts. We all have upsetting thoughts from time to time. But sometimes those
We all have thoughts that make us feel worried or upset from time to time. But sometimes these thoughts really get in our way and
All of us have thoughts from time to time that make us feel upset. In this story, you’ll meet Taylor. Taylor is learning Mindfulness 5-4-3-2-1.
This is the story of Drew, who is learning about doing fun activities to help improve how they’re feeling. When we’re feeling down, we often
In this story, Ángel is introduced to a special kind of breathing call belly breathing. Belly breathing can be used to make you feel more
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Sometimes, your child forgets to share the notes from their backpack that tell you everything that’s happening at their school. On Notes from the Backpack:
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