These movies about perseverance make excellent conversation starters to speak to children about pursuing their dreams, overcoming obstacles, and persisting through failure. Although the characters ...

All screen time isn’t created equal. But we’ve made the task of identifying educational movies for children easy. The films on our list will help instill a love of learning, growth mindset and pers...

Resilience, or the ability to bounce back from adversity, is a skill children can develop and strengthen. Movies offer a practical (and effective) way to teach resilience, and inspire children to o...

Pop some popcorn and curl up on the couch (or sit back in the classroom) and bond over these 15 meaningful films. These inspiring movies about change and growth teach children valuable lessons abou...

Perseverance and especially passion may sound unteachable but they aren’t. It just takes time and consistency. Repeat the following activities with your child to help them develop their inner grit...

If your child has been very disappointed with a holiday gift, don’t throw in the present towel just yet. Instead, parents can coach kids to be gracious gift-givers and receivers, and help them reap...

Here are three tips to help parents guide children through tough emotions during the holidays.

How do we encourage our tweens and teens to get started with their journal, and harness this incredible opportunity to learn and develop? Consider these three useful tips for engaging your tween or...

The following holiday-themed movies, television shows, and activities promote a growth mindset and qualities such as gratitude, persistence, encouragement, and kindness. 

Encourage your children to practice kindness. Just like academic skills, social skills — including kindness, empathy, and respect — become second nature with practice.

This year, highlight what’s truly important by helping your children make growth mindset holiday DIY gifts for your loved ones.  

Elf on the Shelf has done several holiday tours since its inception in 2005. However, Elf on the Shelf may have some long-ago ancestors that helped children keep behaviors in check. Regardless of E...