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Growing Capable Children

responsibilities at home are the threads that help weave confidence and competence into our children. Chores let children know they are valued and capable, say parenting experts. But many parents toda... read more

Children's chore list sparks controversy

Children are capable of doing ... helping young plants grow big and strong… and having regular chores does the same thing for children. A few readers insisted I’m robbing my kids of their childhood: “ ... read more

Mom Tells Neighbors Her 9-Year-Old Daughter Could Help Them Do Chores, Cops Arrive With Child Labor Concerns

... see kids growing up with confidence and competence, we see a rising tide of anxiety. Letting kids do some work for money isn't making them into slaves. It's making them into adults. That ... read more

Getting Kids to do Their Chores

These kids are expected to help from a very early age culturally. Parents begin giving “jobs” to their children beginning as toddlers. Kids will then grow ... in chores even though they are not compet... read more

COLUMN: Ensure kids grow up strong, healthy

We want our youth to become successful adults ... capable. Speak life into your kids so that will have what it takes to tackle their own life one day. Let’s make this the Year of Our Youth and take ev... read more

Age-Appropriate Chores for Children (and Why They’re Not Doing Them)

This Montessori chart of “Age-Appropriate Chores for Children” is making ... be done and that I can’t do without help. But for so many indoor chores, I’m far too prone not to push. Once I’ve nagged th... read more

Committee for Children celebrates its 40th anniversary by setting a big, hairy, audacious goal

Today we've turned a grassroots effort into a ... and capable adults. Today, CFC's SEL programs —which include child protection and bullying prevention resources—reach more than 14 million children in ... read more

Autism in Older Adults

We talk about early diagnosis, support and treatment, and how to best help ... into a school or work program, vocational training, and discussing living independently. While children’s treatment ... read more

‘It’s all about me, me, me!’ Why children are spending less time doing household chores

In August, Treasurer Scott Morrison warned that “Australia has a generation growing up expecting ... discipline (chores) can parental love be translated into practice and mutual love between parents a... read more

Dear Therapist: My Sister Is a Mess and I Don’t Know How to Help Her

My younger sister is constantly anxious whenever she comes to visit, and I want to help without ... who rescue their children without letting them struggle through something they’re capable of doing i... read more

Growing Capable Children

If you do have the time to help, (and you should with younger children ... out into the world -- to be able to cross another street on their bicycles." For household chores, this means that with encou... read more