Teaching values like honesty, empathy, respect, and determination by age 10 helps children build a strong foundation for their future. Children learn best through observation, so consistently modeling ...

We all have a set of values (strongly-held beliefs) that influence how we behave. Parents play an important role in determining what those values are going to be for their children. Different parents ...

American education is in the midst of a crisis — something concerned parents all over the country know well. Far more complex and troubling than today's declining test scores, the K-12 crisis involves ...

From the first day of school, children are surrounded by pressure to blend in, wear the right clothes, act the right way, and follow the crowd. Yet, teaching kids that fitting in isn’t the goal helps ...

Growing up in the 1980s as the son of two passionate educators, I had a childhood that was suffused with an immeasurable respect for the role of the teacher. My father, a seasoned high school teacher, ...

Are left-leaning parents better at passing on their values to their children? The results of one recent study seem to indicate that they are, especially for their daughters. But there’s a better ...

Values are a pretty darned touchy subject to bring up these days when it comes to raising children. Values have gotten a bad rap because of how they are discussed in politics and as they relate to ...

Parents should prepare teens for college by teaching them budgeting, health, and safety skills. Many freshmen struggle with independence, finances, health, and problem-solving. Parents can model and ...