These are the most fun math board games we’ve found. With kids in 3rd and 6th grade, math is on my mind a lot lately. Specifically – how can I help my kids brush up on math skills and keep it fun? Our family loves board games, so when looking for a fun way to help my kids memorize multiplication [...]Continue Reading
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How to Encourage Resilience: Plus, Resilience Quotes and Phrases for Kids
Encouraging resilience in kids can help them develop lifelong skills for overcoming any obstacle. With the right tools and advice, you can help your children build up their resilience so that they can thrive in life, no matter what challenges come their way. At the beginning of my parenting [...]Continue Reading
Two Activities to Teach Basics of Emotional Regulation to Kids
October is Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month and Bounceback Parenting is happy to welcome psychologist and author Kyle Carlin to this space to talk about a couple activities for teaching of emotional regulation and self-regulation that parents can help their child learn. Kyle focuses on [...]Continue Reading
Helping Siblings Resolve Conflicts – Raising Friends for Life
An interview with Dr. Laura Markham Raising friends for life - isn't that what we hope for with siblings? But on days when each kid seems to have it out for the other, this feels like a distant possibility. Thankfully we have a new great resource for making this a reality. In Dr. Laura Markham's [...]Continue Reading
Board Games That Teach Executive Function – critical thinking skills and creativity for the win
If you have kids, the terms chaos and disorder take on a whole new meaning. If you are experiencing these feelings within your family, it may be time to work on executive functioning skills with your children. Executive functioning skills are the fundamental habits of mind required for getting [...]Continue Reading
The Perfect STEM Gifts for Middle Schoolers
Science. Technology. Engineering. Math. It’s these four fields of study that give us STEM. However, one website describes STEM as, “so much more than four fields of study, though. It has become a short-form label that includes a diverse set of 21st century skills and characteristics - ways of [...]Continue Reading