Science-backed resources to help parents build kids’ life skills, confidence and independence - at home.
Over the past decade, researchers have discovered that playing video games can actually boost IQ. Consider the large 2022 study that followed nearly 10,000 U.S. children aged 9–10 and measured their cognitive abilities two years later. After controlling for genetics and socioeconomic factors, researchers found that kids...
Social skills, a category of foundational life skills, refers to the various abilities we use to communicate and interact with others effectively. There is a wide range of skills that are considered “social skills”, such as: * Active listening * Respect * Using and understanding body language * Empathy * Emotional intelligence. While we might...
Summer can feel like a season of endless possibility. It can also be filled with too many moments of, “I’m bored!” When used with intention, screen time activities can be a great way to support kids in the summer, to help them curb their summer boredom, build skills, and...
The ability to think critically can empower nearly every part of a kid’s life — and who they grow up to be. Being able to creatively solve problems while regulating emotions and taking on new perspectives comes with practice. Nurture’s core philosophies around the Life Preparedness Gap — or the...
Counting, math, and basic economic concepts are taught in school, starting as young as pre-kindergarten, around 4 years old. But real financial literacy? It’s not always on the academic curriculum, which means it falls into the Life Preparedness Gap. Life skills that kids need to grow into confident, happy,...
A growth mindset is the idea that you can grow and improve through dedication, hard work, and learning. It’s having the mindset to recognize every challenge as a learning opportunity instead of a roadblock. Resilience is how you build and live out a growth mindset. It’s the practice...
Parents often carry guilt about screen time, particularly when it is used as a temporary distraction tool. But as digital parents, screens are not just a single-use tool, or a “special occasion” treat, or a “threat” to the global health and well-being of our children. If you want to be...
