There is a fine balance between stepping back and looking at the past and moving forward in the present. Constantly looking ahead may mean sacrificing the reflective skills necessary to […]

How hard should you try to bring a child back down to reality? Is it helicopter parenting to help your child think ahead? Isn’t living in your own little bubble […]

There’s a saying that “work comes before success in everything except the dictionary.” And for some kids, effort comes naturally. But others need to experience a sense of accomplishment — […]

Practice makes perfect. But is perfection really important?

Not as important as the practice. Practice builds the type of confidence that helps children develop a more persistent approach to difficult […]

Have you ever heard your child make negative self-statements about her skills and capacities?

Children frequently say things like, “That’s too hard” or “I can’t do it,” even about a […]

All kids have a slightly distorted sense of time. Some, however, seem to have a sort of “time blindness” and exhibit a skewed sense of how much time has elapsed […]

Letsplay editor Ryan shows us why the one-versus-1 virtual collectible card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is so fun and engaging. From the makers of the popular Warcraft and World […]