Science-backed resources to help parents build kids’ life skills, confidence and independence - at home.
Every parent knows the scene: your child melts down over a toy, a sibling squabble, or a sudden change of plans. Their little bodies and big emotions collide, and you’re left wondering how to guide them through it without losing your own cool. That’s where emotional regulation comes...
Games don’t have to look like school to teach valuable lessons. Math, science, and reading might be what first come to mind when we think of educational video games for kids. But digital play can also teach other critical elements, like confidence, curiosity, and other life skills. If your...
Creativity isn’t something kids are simply born with. Some children might have a natural inclination toward imaginative play or artistic expression, but all children can learn to think creatively. It’s a skill, a special way of thinking, that develops through encouragement, repetition, and consistent freedom to explore. And...
What does it mean to be a good human online? That’s the question at the heart of the concept of digital citizenship. It’s really not that different from being one off-screen, or a good citizen in general. OK, easy enough — but what about our kids, who are growing...
Teaching communication skills to our kids today means thinking twofold: traditional and digital. Raised among screens, apps, and the online world — including its communities and multitude of communication methods — means communication skills now firmly include: * Asynchronous communication * Text, email, and other digital notes * Communication with fewer nonverbal cues The way...
Digital literacy is our ability to navigate digital spaces in an effective and informed way. For kids, that’s mainly about knowing what content is for them and what’s not, and where to go for help if something weird happens. It includes recognizing what’s appropriate, what’s not,...
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...
