Anxiety can be a key ingredient of confidence for children, rather than the enemy, says clinical child psychologist Kathryn ...

Confidence doesn’t just appear out of nowhere. It’s something that develops through the way kids are treated, supported, and spoken to during their formative years. Parents who raise confident ...

Be mindful of certain habits that might undermine your efforts. There is no set rulebook on how to raise confident kids, but there are habits that parents can be aware of to help their children ...

Confidence doesn’t usually show up in loud moments. It’s not always the kid raising a hand first or talking the fastest. Most of the time, confidence grows quietly, in small corners of daily life, ...

As children grow, it may feel like they're constantly outgrowing one clothing item essential for so many activities: their shoes. But many parents in a new national poll acknowledge a lack of ...

All kids have areas of immediate confidence and ease. It’s wonderful to see your child who is technically inclined tackling a computer problem that you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole, or to see ...

Teaching your kids good values and habits around money looks a lot different today than it did just a generation ago. The days of saving your pennies (RIP) in a piggy bank are long gone. Kids can ask ...

Oftentimes it's the well-meaning, seemingly neutral comments parents make that can fuel a child's insecurity. In her upcoming book "The Words That Shape Us," educator and consultant Lily Howard Scott ...

Local pageant queen, Tessie Ledesma, wants kids to feel proud of who they are! She has written a children’s book called “Polly the Possum,” which focuses on acceptance and self-love. “Polly the Possum ...

We all want our children to feel confident, trust themselves, override anxiety, and step out with a strong stride in life into whatever it is they are pursuing—whether giving their all in a sport, ...