Parenting advice - regarding Grit, Independence and Failure

Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame? (2023)

By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lyt... (2021)

Your teenager has a science project due. He hates science. He hates projects (as do you). Do you: A. Set deadlines for him, get the necessary mater... (2018)

A new book warns parents: Stop micromanaging your kids. Think of yourself less as their boss, and more like a consultant. (2018)

The first thing you'll notice when stepping into Malina Marshall's preschool classroom is the size of the furniture. You'll feel like Gulliver arri... (2018)

“We are raising the anxious generation, and the conversation about the causes, and the potential cures, has just begun. In The Self-Driven Child, ... (2018)

TED: " Indian education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where... (2017)

Research suggests kids who have more freedom and independence grow up to be less anxious and depressed. But in the age of helicopter parenting, giv... (2018)

Let them make mistakes, then experience consequences just strong enough to be an incentive for correction but not strong enough to damage a life. (2018)

In their tween and teenage years, girls become dramatically less self-assured—a feeling that often lasts through adulthood. (2018)

A generation of schoolchildren is being exhorted to believe in their brain’s elasticity. Does it really help them learn? (2019)

The EY Women Athletes Business Network and espnW released a new report that analyzes how sport primes women for leadership while boosting career op... (2018)

Want to help your children deal with stress and adversity? It’s easier than you think (2019)

When your brain gets a reward (and your brain treats praise from others as a reward), what it learns is to do that action again. But, repetition b... (2019)

One Saturday morning, my 6-year-old daughter was making a birthday card for a friend. She was sitting at a small table, and on the floor next to he... (2019)

When a child is labelled as “gifted,” there are separate challenges and obstacles parents and families need to prepare themselves for. (2019)

Grit book. Read 5,351 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psy... (2020)