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Building Character & parenting

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Ways to Build Character in Children

The qualities of character develop through an interplay of family, school, and community influences and the child’s individual temperament, experiences, and choices. Parents have many opportunities and tools to build their children’s character.

Kimberly L. Keith

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How to Raise a Kid with a Conscience in the Digital Age

Nudge kids to be their best selves by encouraging them to consume positive, inspiring media and online content.

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Developing a Conscience: Knowing the Difference Between Right and Wrong

There are various developmental theories that go into the tool kit that parents and educators utilize to help mold caring and ethically intact people, including those of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget and American psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg.

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FindCenter In trying so hard to be different from our parents, we’re actually doing much the same thing — doling out empty praise the way an earlier generation doled out thoughtless criticism.

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The Grit Advantage Highlights

Success is no longer measured by the grades in a report card. Instead, it’s cultivated across the sports field through 8 defining values.

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Parent Like It Matters: How to Raise Joyful, Change-Making Girls

Renowned sociologist Dr. Janice Johnson Dias has devoted her life to nurturing and training girls to become change-makers—whether through her investment in her daughter Marley’s humanitarian projects or through her work with the GrassROOTS Community Foundation’s “SuperCamp.

Janice Johnson Dias

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How to Be a Strength-Based Parent

By focusing on our children’s strengths, we can help them flourish—and stop being so critical and worried.

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance with Angela Duckworth (#EIE16, General Session )

General Session: Angela Duckworth, author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,” spoke at the 2016 National Summit on Education Reform on Thursday, Dec. 1 in Washington, D.C.

Angela Duckworth

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What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women

Children today face an uncertain future, and parents and teachers can’t fully predict what’s in store for their daughter and sons. But one thing is clear: Our kids need a new set of skills to succeed. Girls, in particular, must nurture essential traits to fully flourish.

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Building Character in Children and Youth

Learn how you can help your child learn to bounce back and stretch their limits when setbacks happen. Seven easy ways to build resilience in kids.

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