Everyone makes mistakes and children are no exception. What's important is how we learn from them. Yet, children grow up in a society that pressures them to be perfect and intelligent - to achieve the ...

Lia Avellino explores the enriching, yet complicated, journey into parenthood. Today: Helping your kid deal with challenges.

Many adults believe in punishment, whether it’s timeouts, spanking, or loss of privileges. “Kids need consequences for bad behavior,” parents often tell me. Young children do need us to pay attention ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – It’s Parenting Connection Tuesday and 6 News is here for you with tips, strategies, and helpful reminders from child development experts on how we can be better parents and ...

Most parents step in when their kids seem to be at risk of failure because they care. It’s instinctive to want to protect your kid from anything that might set them back, so parents often do several ...

Most adults say they want children to learn from mistakes. But in daily life, mistakes still make us uneasy. A low test score, a missed deadline, a forgotten rule. The reaction is often quick: correct ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. “Often mistaken, never in doubt.” That wry phrase describes us all more than we’d like to admit. The ...

Confidence is really important for kids when they are growing up. It helps kids speak up, take on challenges, and get along with people. A lot of parents worry that pushing their kids hard might make ...