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How Graduates Can Tame Their Money Anxiety

It’s common to feel a spout of anxiety when entering the job market and working on managing your finances. This can feel especially heigh...

Three Things High School Students Can Do To Better Their Remote Working Skills

The COVID-19 pandemic forced kids nationwide to become homeschoolers in a matter of days. While many rejoiced at the opportunity to learn...

3 ways high school students can better their relationship-building skills through remote learning

In 2020, we are more connected than ever before through online chats, video calls, social media channels, and more. Yet, in the midst of ...

3 Challenges Rising College Freshmen Will Face From Remote Learning

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a worldwide impact, presenting new challenges and issues that are still being addressed. For high school se...

Stressed out about Money? Try a Game of Self-Care Bingo

Download and print these self-care aides help you stay well and healthy when dealing with money stress or any other worrying aspect of these

How to Find Jobs that Line Up With Your Values

There are many reasons why a person loves their job. Some are passionate about the work, some love their coworkers, and others appreciate...

Covid-19 Toolkit: A Collection of Free Well-being Resources for Families

What uncertain times we're navigating right now! We hope you're staying safe and healthy during this crisis. This virus is undoubtedly ta...

The key to minimising the impact of these uncertain times

Child-led play can heal many hurts We are living in a new time – one that we will one day look back on as history but right now is our li...

5 Ways to Make Learning More Enjoyable

What we learn with a smile we won't forget. It's now well understood that our learning increases with engagement. But, what happens if we...

How to Improve Your Child's Happiness - Tips from USA'S Happiness Ambassador

"The best way to make children good is to make them happy," said Oscar Wilde. But, we're not only talking about the joyful moments and ex...

How Yoga Before Bed can Benefit Your Mental Health

There’s no doubt there’s a lot of anxiety floating around right now! Many of these worries are helpful for keeping us safe, but many are ...

5 things parents can do to help their kids deal with Coronavirus fears

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, just watching the daily news can be enough to spark anxiety in almost any adult. Natural disasters,...

A Guide for Empty-Nesters on Dealing with Their Kids Going Away to College

Becoming a parent changes your life. While your role as a parent never changes, it does evolve over time. In most cases, you spend the fi...

Why Now Is a Good Time To Rethink Your New Years Resolutions

Every year it comes, (quite literally) like clockwork. There’s the countdown at Times Square or gatherings full of party hats and paper g...

CONQUERING THE 6TH GRADE - For Parents

Now that your child has passed the 5th grade – he or she is on their way to middle school; and, you’ve got to get them ready! Well – it t...

Tips For Parents: Ways To Let Go Of Determining Your Child's Success

There is no doubt parents want the best for their children. This can often result in encouraging, or insisting, they make certain decisio...

How to Make any Decision in Minutes (Without all the Noise)

Our life path is a long sequence of decisions. Each one winding us into the future and dictating what form our lives will take. Making th...

How to Relieve Stress with More Laughter

They say “laughter is the best medicine” and they aren’t wrong. It turns out there are several physical and mental health benefits to lau...

Quotes for Starting High School

Are you starting high school this year? It's time to get excited with our top ten quotes for getting your head into gear! 1. Take a deep ...

7 Best Non-Fiction Books for High School Students

Looking for a non-fiction book for high school students to prepare them for life after school? Here is our list of the best books to buy ...

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