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Why Competition Is Good for Kids (and How to Keep It That Way)

By Devan McGuinness

When done right, competition can help your children learn skills they'll use throughout their lives.

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Raising Resilient Adolescents with Erica Komisar

In this class, psychoanalyst and author Erica Komisar discusses the science behind raising resilient adolescents, an age group that is facing more mental distress than ever. Ms.

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Raising Resilient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Strategies for Maximizing Their Strengths, Coping with Adversity, and Developing a Social Mindset

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No Contest: The Case Against Competition

No Contest stands as the definitive critique of competition. Contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers.

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No More Misbehavin’: 38 Difficult Behaviors and How to Stop Them

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Don’t Give Me That Attitude! 24 Rude, Selfish, Insensitive Things Kids Do and How to Stop Them

What happened? You thought you were doing the best for your child and didn’t set out to raise a selfish, insensitive, spoiled kid.

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Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. . . . It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.

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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

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The Grit Advantage Highlights

Success is no longer measured by the grades in a report card. Instead, it’s cultivated across the sports field through 8 defining values.

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