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Setting Achievable New Year’s Resolutions as a Familyrenting Tips for the Holidays

This article shares how to break big goals into small steps, support individual resolutions, and create simple strategies to keep everyone motivated and involved.

Starting Fresh: Top Parenting Resolutions for the New Year

January is a season of fresh starts and a perfect moment to set parenting goals that strengthen family bonds, support growth, and bring more joy into daily life. 

20 Surprising Outdoor Winter Activities

This article shares lots of fun, unique ideas for playing outside during the winter. Snow or no snow, outdoor play is incredibly important for kids year-round, and winter is no exception.

Easy & Fun Winter Activities for the Whole Family

When we focus on what we can enjoy, winter becomes a great opportunity to connect as a family, especially during the slower months after the holidays. This article shares lots of simple activities that help everyone appreciate the season.

Positive Parenting Tips for the Holidays

The holidays are exciting, but all the new experiences, people, and routines can make things a bit overwhelming and lead to unexpected behavior. This article has a few tips to help ease stress and make the season more manageable for parents.

24 Ways to Make the Holidays Kid-Friendly

Holiday traditions and breaks in routine can overwhelm many children. This article shows how adjusting expectations and making kid-friendly changes can lead to meaningful, joyful celebrations.

7 Family Time and Learning Tips for the Holidays

With the rush of decorating, hosting, and endless to-dos, it can be easy to lose focus on quality time with family. This article has great ideas to combine fun activities with learning.

Holiday Mental Health Tips for Families

The holidays are often filled with joy, but they also bring changes to routines and added demands on time. This article has some great tips to minimize stress for both children and parents.

Thanksgiving With Young Children

Thanksgiving centers on gratitude, togetherness, and community. This article recommends teaching children about the holiday by focusing on four key themes.

Benefits of Practicing Gratitude for the Whole Family

This article explains why practicing gratitude is beneficial for the whole family, not just kids.

Practicing Gratitude Can Benefit Kids’ Mental Health

Practicing gratitude can enhance enjoyment and well-being, with studies showing it positively impacts both emotional and physical health in kids.

Halloween Safety Tips

This article shares great tips for safety on Halloween. From trick-or-treating to costumes to safe driving, this is a great resource for all parents and caregivers!

Managing Kids' Halloween Fears

Halloween can be fun, but it can also be spooky for kids. This article has some great tips for helping kids feel safe and comfortable all season long.

How to Manage Halloween Candy

Halloween candy can be a hot topic among parents and caregivers. Should kids be limited? Or should we let them eat until they're content since it's only once a year? This article has some great ideas to find balance.

International Day of the Girl 2025

International Day of the Girl is celebrated on October 11 this year! This is a great day to celebrate girls and their voices, actions, and leadership skills around the world.

Factors Influencing Girls’ Participation in Sports

This article by the Women’s Sports Foundation covers the common reasons why girls drop out of sports, and why it’s important to encourage them to stick with it.

The Role of Sports in Empowering Girls

This article shares important stories and statistics that show how sports are beneficial for girls as they grow.

Why We Need More Girls in Sports

This article shares the importance of girls participating in sports from the perspective of female professional athletes.

Why the Growth of Women’s Sports is Important for Youth Sports

This article shares how the growth of women’s sports is going to impact girls' participation in youth sports. This is a great read for parents who want to encourage reluctant young athletes to give sports a try.

Back-to-School Tips for Families

This article is full of tips to help your child prepare for their first day of school, especially if they tend to be nervous for change or new experiences. 

Back-to-School Mental Health Tips for Parents

This article focuses on ways to support your child’s mental and emotional health as a new school year starts.

Back-to-School Transitions

Back-to-school season is a transition for the whole family. These tips will help make new routines a little easier on everyone.

25 Questions To Ask Your Child Beyond “How Was Your Day?”

If you’re tired of getting the “fine” response when you ask about your child’s day, give some of these thought provoking questions a try. These are a great way to start a conversation with your child so you can really understand how school is going for them.

Strategies for a Successful Summer
This article shares tips for managing the extra downtime during the summer so everyone can enjoy the season and take part in some relaxation.

Why I Plan To Let My Kids Get Bored This Summer
Boredom is a hot topic among parents and parenting experts. Studies show there are some benefits to giving kids the opportunity to feel bored. This article discusses why downtime is so important.

How To Have The Best Summer Ever With Your Child
This article shares some great tips for how to balance downtime, worthwhile activities, and intentional family time during the summer.

9 Fun Family Staycation Ideas to Enjoy This Summer
If a family vacation isn’t part of your summer plans, consider making time for a family staycation! These staycation ideas are fun, budget friendly ways to spend intentional time together as a family.

Hey Dads: We Want You To Embrace It All, Including Periods

This article shares the vital role fathers can play in supporting their daughters through puberty and periods. It offers practical advice on how dads can normalize the conversation, build trust, and be present in meaningful, respectful ways.

10 Tips To Help Dads and Daughters Stay Close

This article discusses the changing role of fathers as their daughters grow up. It has great tips for how dads can maintain a strong, supportive bond as their parenting role shifts.

Tips For New Girl Dads 

This article shares the important role fathers play in their daughters’ emotional, mental, and social development. It also shows how an involved and supportive dad can shape everything from a girl’s confidence and academic success to her body image and future relationships.

Children and Mental Health: Is This Just a Stage?

Many children experience occasional emotional or behavioral challenges, but when these persist, interfere with daily life, or cause distress, they may indicate a mental health disorder. This article discusses what to look for, when to seek help, and what can be done to support your child

Social Media and Mental Health in Children and Teens

Experts suggest that while social media use isn’t a direct cause of mental illness, its effects vary by individual, and monitoring usage and encouraging balance is key to supporting mental well-being. This article gives guidelines and tips for social media for kids.

Finding Mental Health Care for Your Child

Finding someone to help your child with their mental health struggles can feel overwhelming. This article offers tips and guidance for finding a mental health professional to evaluate and support your child.

Free Mental Health Resources

The Kids’ Mental Health Foundation offers tons of free resources for parents, caregivers, and teachers to support kids’ mental health.

Four Questions to Ask When It Comes to Kids, Screens, and Social Media

While the national debate over kids, screens, and social media is loud and often confusing, meaningful progress depends on separating the science from the policy and making thoughtful decisions.

Teens, Social Media and Mental Health

This article discusses the growing concerns around teen mental health, highlighting differences in how parents and teens perceive the impact of social media, gender, and other social pressures on young people's well-being.

5 Ways Coloring Supports A Child’s Mental Health

Coloring is more than just a fun way to pass the time! This article breaks down how coloring supports mental health for kids (and adults too)!

This article explains some benefits of coloring, and some fun activities you can do to encourage learning through coloring.

That Magical Moment Your Child Starts Coloring Inside the Lines

Learning how to color inside the lines is a huge milestone for kids. Check out this article to see everything they’re mastering as they learn this skill.

Women's History Month

This article shares important information about the history of Women’s History Month in a kid-friendly way.

Sit down with the girls in your life and take some time to learn about the influential women who came before us and how they can inspire us to be strong, confident, and brave.

Celebrating Women's History Month with Young Kids

Discover fun, engaging ways to celebrate Women’s History Month with the girls in your life. These activities will leave girls feeling inspired and strong.

14 Women’s History Month Activities for Kids 

These activities teach and empower girls. Learn about influential women, support women in your own community, and teach girls the importance of celebrating each other every day.

Factors Influencing Girls’ Participation in Sports

By age 14, many girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of boys. Through more than 25 years of research, the Women’s Sports Foundation has identified key factors which contribute to this alarming statistic.

Nike’s Approach To Girls In Sports

Nike CEO John Donahoe says the research suggests that having more female coaches would increase girls’ participation and retention rate in sports.

Growth of Women’s Sports & Why It Matters For Girls

Four-time Olympian Kara Winger talks about what being a role model in sport means, how the narrative around girls in sport is changing, and why professional women athletes are a necessary part of that change.

7 Reasons To Get Your Daughter Involved In Sports

For girls in particular, research consistently demonstrates sports participation is linked to their improved physical and mental health; academic achievement; and increased levels of body esteem, confidence and mastery.

Celebrating New Year’s Eve With Kids

This article is full of fun ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home with the whole family.

How To Set New Year’s Resolutions With Kids

Setting goals and resolutions can be beneficial for kids. This article walks you through the steps to take to support them as they create their resolutions. 

New Year, New Parenting Goals

Looking to set resolutions for yourself as a parent or caregiver? These are some great, tangible ideas for ways you can show up as your best self in 2025.

New Year’s Eve Traditions For The Family

It’s never too late to start a new tradition! This article is packed with fun ideas for all families. Whether you love games, food, reflection, or more, this article has something for you.

Holiday Bucket List

Looking for some new holiday activities or traditions? This list of 30 fun, family friendly holiday activities is full of fun ideas!

Holiday Activities To Connect With Your Family

Spending time together is one of the best parts of the holiday season. This list is full of experiences for your family to do this year. Creating memories doesn’t need to be expensive or fancy!

10 Tips for Supporting Kids During The Holiday Season

The holiday season can be busy with less routine than normal. These tips will help you support your kids through the busyness so you can all make the most of this season.

Tips for Parents on Managing Holiday Stress

The APA provides tips for how parents can help manage their stress this holiday season.

Body Image and the Holidays: An Expert Shares How to Talk About Food

This article gives some helpful ideas for how to talk about food during the holidays, especially if you have a kid, tween, or teen who struggles with positive body image.

Holiday “Gift-Obsession” and Managing Expectations

With all of the excitement, kids can become fixated on the holidays and obsessed over this gift or that gift! Learn how to help them manage expectations.

Positive Parenting Tips Through The Holidays

For young children, the holidays are exciting, but also a bit overwhelming. With all the new experiences, new people, and unexpected events, their behavior sometimes is a bit unexpected too. These are some tips to prepare your kids and lessen the stress.

11 Activities To Help Toddler Development

Fun, simple activities to incorporate into everyday life to help with physical, mental, and emotional growth.

How Do I Help My Mad Toddler Express Anger in a Healthier Way?

Ways to support toddlers through their big feelings so they can have healthy emotional regulation skills as they grow.

Starting Early: Supporting Language and Literacy Skills for Babies & Toddlers

Oral language is a great way to build age-appropriate literacy skills. Four simple ways to help babies and toddlers grow their vocabulary before they start school.

Dove X Blippi

Dove has partnered with Blippi to release a series of inclusive, interactive, and educational content that encourages body-positive conversations with young girls.