When Your Teen’s Friend Has Mental Health Issues
No one wants their kid to be unkind to others, but when it comes to issues of mental illness, are you teaching your kid kindness or fear?
No one wants their kid to be unkind to others, but when it comes to issues of mental illness, are you teaching your kid kindness or fear?
I don’t want my kids to become desensitized. I don’t want them to think it is okay to make fun of other people or feel superior to other people.Â
A recent study says religious kids aren’t as nice as non-religious ones. As a somewhat religiously-confused parent, I’m not sure what to think.
I tell stories for a living, but we all tell stories to ourselves and others all day long. How can we learn to make them ones that work for us?
Last year was a tough for me on many levels. I lost my joy. This upcoming year I am determined to get it back and make my family happier in the process.
There’s nothing quite like a contentious election cycle to make you realize your kids are hearing and watching everything.
I’ve been thinking about the qualities that people most often comment about in my children and how they learned those things.
How are we, as parents, supposed to keep our kids believing they should do the right thing when they see how rewarded the bad things are?
A reader asks how to handle a teen who buys into majority politics in what she sees as extreme state, but really, the issue is teaching both critical thinking and tolerance.
We have one rule in our house. But it is more than just a rule it is a way of living. It is two simple words. Be Kind.
This is the time of year when we all start to thinks about being thankful. It is the time when we reflect on the past year and consider where we want to go in our lives in the upcoming one. How have you helped your children be thankful for all they are blessed with?
A parent has a question about raising kids to be kind and thoughtful people because she is fearful that despite best efforts, they are raising jerks. It’s a common fear.
A reader asks how to help a teen stick out a difficult activity when the other kids are making things unpleasant.
Inspired by Ann Curry, why we’re publicly pledging to do #26Acts of Kindness in honor of the 26 lives lost in Newtown, CT.
Wonder, the novel about a boy with severe craniofacial deformities who starts middle school, by R.J. Palacio is a must-read for children and their parents.
When a kid is getting bullied, there are times when parents and educators need to get involved. Because children often need to be taught kindness.