Reflection is a learned skill that can benefit children in many ways—including helping them focus, understand change, and strengthen ways of engaging with their world. Here are four tips to help kids become more reflective.
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Family Squabbles
Family squabbles can be disruptive and upsetting. Here’s some practical information to help family members engage with one another “thoughtfully and sensitively, rather than defiantly and heatedly”—plus you’ll find several proactive strategies to facilitate family harmony.
Hopeful Thoughts for Families
HOPE—in action—might involve setting and pursuing goals, problem-solving, advancing, discovering—and embracing possibilities, opportunities, and positive outlooks. Find out more about HOPE in this blog.
Juggling Homework, Activities, and other Responsibilities
Kids have so many tasks and activities that it can sometimes be difficult for them to juggle everything. Here are important considerations for families, and several practical suggestions to help children become happily productive.
Learning—A Wealth of Experience
Experiences are opportunities to learn and share. They enable people to participate in life more fully, and to engage with family and friends. Here I convey the richness of experiences—and reveal three of my own!
Children’s Preferences
In this article I reveal three keys for parents to consider when their children convey various preferences of their own. Plus, discover five practical tips families can put into action immediately—and employ every day!
Curiosity and Learning
“Curiosity is like a possibility potion—derived from wonder and anticipation, and peppered with question marks.” How can kids kick-start their curiosity? Why is it important? How can parents support it? Find out more here.
Challenges? Positive Perspectives for 2026
A positive outlook can help children (and adults) overcome challenges! Whether rooted in and/or powered by optimism, creativity, reflection, calm, support, confidence, or something else, positivity is a game-changer! Discover more about positive perspectives in this article.
Happiness
We often say, “Happy Holidays,” or “Happy Birthday,” or wish for other “Happy” times. “Happiness is a state of being, and also a state of mind.” Here are practical strategies to nurture kids’ happiness, fortify shared laughter, and strengthen family ties.