Kids are not born knowing how to stay calm when confronting challenges or how to recover from failure. Emotion regulation--expressing feelings in a constructive and healthy way--is a skill we must ...

Creating a Big Life Board helps children learn how to set goals, visualize their dreams, and stay focused on reaching their goals. This self-esteem boosting activity is great to do at home or in a ...

Positive affirmations are a powerful tool for children. They improve the wellbeing, boost their self-esteem, and encourage creative thinking. Try these 7 fun and innovative ways of doing affirmati...

Being a good friend and building positive friendships are important skills to develop! This 5-Day Friendship Challenge (now part of the Challenges Kit) a perfect connection-based activity for chil...

A growth mindset is crucial to the well-being and happiness of our kids. What about all those other adults that influence our children and do NOT have a growth mindset themselves? Learn these 4 sim...

Cooperative games promote kindness and sharing, build communication skills, and help develop empathy. And they're FUN too!  Check out the list of top 35 collaborative board and card games for kids...

Children express and experience love in different ways. It’s common to have different love languages within a family and it can be tricky to navigate. However, once you do learn your child’s love l...

Resilience can be learned like any other skill. It takes practice and patience. We cannot shield our kids from all of life's disappointments and challenges.  One of the most effective ways is to su...

What if bedtime routines could do more than just help kids sleep? In a few simple steps, evening routines can actually provide us with a deep connection to ourselves and our kiddos, and even streng...

Empathy is a key ingredient in positive friendships and relationships. It reduces conflict and misunderstandings and leads to helping behavior, kindness, and even greater success in life in general...

One easy way to help children develop a growth mindset is to introduce them to podcasts which promote persistence, love of learning, and other key growth mindset ideas. Here's a list of our favorit...

Goal setting for teens can be daunting: teens have big ideas and big dreams, but don’t yet have the experience of breaking down and organizing a goal into steps.  If done without planning and inte...