Mastery

Real confidence comes from competence, not praise. Learn how to help children develop persistence, optimism, engagement, and the confidence that grows from mastering challenges.

Emotional Intelligence

Learn how to raise an emotionally intelligent child through empathy, emotion coaching, and emotional regulation. Help your child understand feelings, build healthy relationships, and develop resilience.

True Grit: Building Resilience in Everyday Life

Learn practical ways to help children handle disappointment, recover from setbacks, manage difficult emotions, and develop resilience in everyday life.

The Secret of Raising a Resilient Child

What makes some children more resilient than others? Learn how connection, emotional safety, problem-solving, and support help children develop resilience for life.

How To Raise a Confident, Competent Child

Real confidence comes from competence. Learn how to help children build skills, solve problems, take responsibility, and develop confidence through experience.

How to Help an Angry Child (And Build Self-Control Over Time)

How do children learn to manage anger? Discover how kids develop self-regulation over time—and how your response helps them calm down and build self-control.

Why Is Your Child So Angry? (What It’s Really Telling You)

Why is your child so angry? Learn what anger is really signaling—overwhelm, hurt, or disconnection—and what your child needs in those moments.

Teaching Emotional Intelligence When Emotions Run High

When your child wrestles with the more "difficult" human emotions, he needs your help to learn how to manage them. This is the most important time to teach emotional intelligence.

What Your Child Wishes You Knew When She Acts Out

Don't you wish your child would tell you she's feeling terrible? when your child is "acting out," it's because she CAN'T articulate those feelings.

When A Child Wants To Be Left Alone With His Or Her Anger