Jessica Lahey, author of The Gift of Failure - a bestseller on modern parenting, discusses with HuffPost the significance of giving children the gift of failure. It's time to let our kids screw up. They'll regroup, and be better off. Pain is a part of growing up, and parents should let their kids sit with it "just long enough for them to learn from it." That is Jessica ... Continue Reading
Giving Back: How to Teach Kids Kindness
How do you teach your children to give back and to value kindness? This post from Today.com presents five practical tips and insights to get you started in this holiday season, when kindness is in the air. Want your kids to be kind, not as a result of nagging or lecturing, but because they genuinely care about other people? Here's one way to do it: Help them get their hands ... Continue Reading