As a parent, all you can do is stand there helplessly and watch your child open their A-level results envelope. You’re waiting for a smile or tears to indicate if they passed with flying colours or ...

Failure is not separate from learning. When a child fails, something essential happens — which we see if we are attentive. In this world of comparison, failure can turn into shame. We live in a ...

Did your kid forget their lunch? Mess up a class presentation? Get left out of the group chat? Oof. The parental urge to swoop in and fix things is real. But here's the hard truth — every time we ...

Ever catch yourself swooping in to fix every little problem for your child? It feels natural to want to protect them, but more parents are starting to do the opposite. They’re stepping back and ...

A: Robert F. Kennedy, Thomas Edison, and Winston Churchill, three men who changed the history of the twentieth century, had something very important to say about failure. Failure, they say, is part of ...

What happens to gender equality when the childcare system meant to support working parents becomes a source of fear? One night, about two years ago, Jacinda woke her husband and said she wanted to be ...

The child welfare system in the United States is a structure intended to protect children and ensure their well-being. However, for African American families, this system often serves as a mechanism ...

Thirty years ago, researchers had an opportunity to find out if neglect was harmful to children’s brains and bodies. They discovered that ignoring children was devastating. They learned that ignoring ...