Character Strengths

Character is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking. Raise young people with those strengths of character known to lead to a successful adulthood.

How to Be Better at Being Yourself (Interview with Meredith Walker, Author, Be Yourself and Other Bad Advice and Co-Founder, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls)

Sep 11, 2026

As co-founder of Smart Girls along with actress Amy Poehler, Meredith Walker empowers young people to become their authentic selves.

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Category: Building Character,Character Strengths,Communicating Values,Puberty & Other Changes,Q&A Series,The Teen Brain

Build Resilience Through Belonging: 5 Lessons from Appalachia

Jul 20, 2026

Appalachian parents and their communities identified 5 key strategies for raising their teenagers that help them become respectful, responsible, confident, and resilient people.

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Category: Building Character,Character Strengths,Communicating Values,Resilience

There Is No Time Limit on Building Identity

Jul 19, 2026

There is no time limit on building identity. It is something that will take place throughout your teen's life.

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Category: Building Character,Character Strengths,Facing Challenges,Growth & Development,Parenting in 100 Words,Puberty & Other Changes,Resilience,Success in School & Life,Supporting Emotional Health

Notice How You Talk About Mistakes

Jul 19, 2026

Teens listen to what is said as well as what is not said, and many learn to fear mistakes when they see errors as potential catastrophes.

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Category: Building Character,Character Strengths,Facing Challenges,Parenting in 100 Words,Resilience,Success in School & Life,Supporting Emotional Health

Failure Is a Temporary State

Jul 19, 2026

When your teen makes a mistake, they don’t earn a permanent label of failure. Teach your teen to bounce back by reminding them that this too shall pass while helping them move beyond the mistake.

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