To Raise Successful Kids, Let Them Fail
By not allowing your kids to learn by failing, you put them at risk for greater failure later in life.
Linked Domain: Character
How to Help Boys Form Closer Friendships
Gender stereotypes can influence identity development. We must show boys how to achieve emotional intimacy to avoid struggles in relationships later on.
NYT: Team Sports May Help Children Deal With Trauma
Basic components of team sports, including training, working hard and learning to win and lose, help children develop resilience
This Old School Toy Can Boost Your Child’s Learning
If you want to develop your child’s executive functioning skills, ditch the high-tech toys and go old school.
‘World’s Worst Mom’ Talks Free Range Kids
Giving kids freedom helps shed anxiety — theirs and yours.
One Stone Encourages Students to Uncover Passions
One Stone’s approach to developing learners who drive their own learning based on their passions is well worth emulating in schools.
Blending Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning
A report released by the Aspen Institute stresses the importance of integrating the social, emotional, and academic components of every classroom to enhance learning for all students.
Even Toddlers Can Learn Grit
Babies as young as a year old can be taught skills like grit and perseverance by observing adults struggling and then succeeding to complete a task.
Are Educators Promoting Growth Mindset the Wrong Way?
Praising a student’s effort rather than innate abilities has been seen as promoting a “growth mindset,” but new research suggests this praise might backfire.
Compassion as a Success Strategy
Positive emotions like compassion build both grit and grace. And people who do the best are the people willing to share credit and cooperate.