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The ultimate guide to social-emotional learning for parents

3 ways to raise a kid who won't quit

How to raise a kid who won鈥檛 quit

Quit or carry on: when should you let your child give up?

Parents have different rules when their child makes a commitment. Here's what to consider when your child says they're done with something.

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Stressful times are an opportunity to teach children resilience

Chronic stress in childhood can have lifelong effects. But the antidote may be teaching kids how to be resilient and cope with adversity.

A bridge to success for high-achieving low-income teens

The nonprofit QuestBridge helps high-achieving teens from low-income families get into top colleges 鈥� many with a full scholarship.

Kids with character: Grit

鈥淕rit is having the courage to do your impossible or to do what you think is hard and to do it anyway,鈥� says Nasina, who has incredible grit. Her story will awe and inspire you.

Can you have too much grit?

It鈥檚 an undisputed fact that achieving success takes perseverance, practice, and the ability to overcome obstacles. But it also requires knowing when it鈥檚 OK to give up.

How Angela Duckworth teaches her kids grit

The famed researcher and author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance explains her "hard things rule," which she's using as a parent to instill stick-to-itiveness in her kids.