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Parenting & self control

Below are the best resources we could find on Parenting and self control.

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How to Teach Life Skills to Kids with Autism or Asperger’s

In the real world, people on the autism spectrum need the same kinds of day-to-day skills everyone else needs to be functional! It’s true.

Jennifer Mcilwee Myers, Temple Grandin

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8 Ways to Teach Teens Anger Management Skills

Whether they throw their smartphone against the wall when they're frustrated that an app won't work, or they yell and swear when they don't get their way, teens who can't manage their anger are bound to have serious problems.

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Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs

There are hundreds of books that give parents advice on everything from weaning to toilet training, from discipline to nutrition.

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FindCenter Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.

Benjamin Franklin

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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs.

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The Strength Switch: How The New Science of Strength-Based Parenting Can Help Your Child and Your Teen to Flourish

This game-changing book shows us the extraordinary results of focusing on our children’s strengths rather than always trying to correct their weaknesses.

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Angela Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania - Self-Control Stategies for School-Age Children

Presented May 22, 2015 as part of the Presidential Symposium at the 27th APS Annual Convention, New York City

Angela Duckworth

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What If the Secret to Success Is Failure?

We all know—on some level, at least—that what kids need more than anything is a little hardship: some challenge, some deprivation that they can overcome, even if just to prove to themselves that they can.

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Helping Children Deal with Emotions