If you happen to visit classrooms in public and private elementary schools in this country, you would (I hope) be pleased to see that in addition to academic subjects, our impressionable young ...

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 ...

They are like partially filled vessels that each of us have the opportunity to fill. What we put into each of them is what makes a difference — for better or for worse — in their lives. To me, ...

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 ...

What are our children learning outside the home? A Wall Street Journal poll this week showed a collapse of traditional American values, with plummeting percentages of people saying the values of ...

When I’m teaching kids about values, what’s more important—what I say or what I do? I’ve often wondered the same thing myself and I wrote about this topic as a Tip of the Week for Character Lab in ...

After the social isolation caused by the pandemic, children’s slow return to classrooms and playdates has served as a stark reminder of the importance of teaching them human values from an early age.

Start with the basics, "please" and "thank you" [Courtesy, Freepik] In a world where manners seem to be disappearing faster than a magician's rabbit, teaching young children the art of etiquette ...

Whether children are 6 or 16, it’s never too early or too late to teach them ways to think about—and handle—money. It’s difficult to know when it’s the perfect time to have the money talk with your ...

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 ...