Your Playbook for Ages 5 - 6
A curated roadmap by developmental age for navigating the most essential skills and common hurdles of raising children. Evidence-based insights paired with practical tools from early childhood experts.
Social Skills Challenging Behavior Life Readiness Emotional Intelligence Academics At-Home Learning
For many children, kindness needs to be explicitly taught. Parents and teachers only need a few prompts to help their...
Empower your child with a valuable life skill – teach them how to express their emotions and desires during conflict.
Help your child learn how to resolve a social conflict on their own with this framework – Wheel of Choices.
Learn why patience is a learned skill and essential for character and academic development, and seven key strategies to teach...
A go-to list of calming strategies that your child can independently use to get back on track when they feel...
Learn how to respond to your child’s challenging behavior or big emotions with empathy. Use our go-to parenting scripts for...
It may feel like a number of impulsive behaviors are seemingly normal for children. But what is ‘normal’? In this...
Brain differences make it hard for a child to control their behavior. Understanding your child’s impulsive behaviors can help you...
Empower your child to manage their emotions and regain control in heated situations with *STOP!*
The benefits of letting your child be bored and five ways to teach your child how to move through boredom....
Our Awesome Allowance System gives children practice in setting financial goals, making hard choices, and developing a sense for the...
‘Executive functioning’ is a phrase often cited when talking about child development. But what does it really mean and how...
Nuts + bolts; let’s get tactical. Now that we’ve baselined the three primary processes of executive functioning, let’s look at...
A practical guide for navigating conversations with your child about racism, including helpful What You Could Say scripts on important...
Teasing, name-calling, social exclusion or any other general unkindness that specifically relates to race, gender, religion or any aspects of...
Teach your child to *THINK* before they speak – to consider the impact of their words (vs. their intent). A helpful...
If you want to raise a child who grows up to be a resilient, problem-solving, persistent and adaptable adult, let...
Tips from an elementary school teacher for parents when teaching math. Key things to remember when supporting your child’s mathematical...
Consider this your guide and script for how to respond and deepen your child’s understanding of math. Learn how to...
A simple primer for parents that outlines the mechanics of what it means to learn to read when you’re a...
A primer on why and how learning to spell is such a powerful and fundamental concept for early learners and...
A frequent question teachers are asked by parents is, “Should I correct my child’s spelling?” Our short answer – “It...
A simple checklist for your child to know what to look for in their writing to strengthen their spelling skills...
A parenting script for when your child gets stuck on spelling and asks you for help, or doesn’t want to...
A curated guide of creative and fun everyday activities your child can do to practice their spelling and writing. Great...
A practical how-to guide filled with links to buy what you need if your child is doing distance learning. Here...