Character is about having strong values and morals. It’s about being a good person, even when no one is watching. Learn ways to nurture those strengths of character known to build happy, healthy, successful young people.
Jun 16, 2022
A hidden path to building character: being a reporter.
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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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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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Jul 03, 2026
What if we reframe failure by seeing its positives? (Yes, failure has benefits.) Failing means your teen took a risk.
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Jul 03, 2026
Teens demonstrate responsibility, and you put them in-charge of their life more and more until they’re ready for adulthood.
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Jun 22, 2026
If parents want to instill a sense of “mattering” in their children, they must first feel they matter themselves.
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May 22, 2026
Consider a parenting style that is tried and tested and that we know works, generation after generation.
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