Turns out, the urge to help doesn't have to be taught. Harvard psychologist Felix Warneken found that infants as young as 14 months will pause what they're doing — without a single prompt — to help someone in need. This week, we explore what that means for how we raise kids.

Courage doesn’t come from inspiration—it comes from repetition. This week, a simple practice that helps kids take one small brave step, again and again.

Jonathan Haidt's research on the anxious generation reveals something uncomfortable: our instinct to protect kids from all risk may be exactly what's making them more fragile. Here's what to do differently.

What if anxiety isn’t something we have to fix right away?

Psychologist Susan David reminds us that emotions are data, not directives. Just ask the schoolgirl who noticed the ocean behaving strangely before a tsunami — her uneasy feeling wasn’t the problem, it was the signal. When kids learn to pause and get curious about what emotions might be telling them, worry starts to feel less overwhelming… and a lot more useful.

What if fear isn't the problem? A researcher spent years studying the mechanics of courage and found something that changes everything: the more afraid your child feels, the higher their courage score can be. There's a formula. And once you see it, it's hard to unsee.

We’ve spent the month on Choice Power. This week it’s the parent’s turn. Dr. Shefali Tsabary turns the mirror on us — introducing the Five F’s of Parenting Reactivity and the gap between the child we imagined and the child actually in front of us. Plus: last chance for the Hare on the Chair Easter Adventure.

Every time your child argues or pushes back, that’s not a problem to shut down — that’s a skill trying to develop. This week, Kwame Christian, CEO of the American Negotiation Institute, teaches us why negotiation isn’t conflict. It’s connection. Plus: a Mood Monster Approved Easter Adventure your family won’t forget.

A purple monster who can't stop changing colors. A neuroscience gap that explains everything about your child's worst moments. And a simple question — which Moody Monster showed up today? — that elite athletes already know the answer to.

This week, Raising Empowered Kids introduces Milo, a REK original character built around one of the most overlooked insights in child development: that self-talk shapes emotion, and emotion drives action. The research has existed for decades. The tools, until now, have not.

The world feels heavy this week. So we're spending time with Fred Rogers — the man who showed up for children every single time things got scary. His message hasn't changed. And this week, it's exactly what we need.

March is Parenting Awareness Month — and this year, we're spending it on one of the most protective things we can give our kids: the belief that their choices matter. It starts earlier than you think.

Belonging isn't something we earn — it's something we create. This week we're borrowing a simple idea from community-builder Radha Agrawal: the 2-2-2 challenge. Two minutes. Two things. Real connection. Plus: a story about how shared meals created the first human communities 25,000 years ago.

We praise kids who are 'so good'—so polite, so helpful, so easy. But what if they're not thriving... they're just quietly running on empty? This week's story about Simone Biles will change how you think about belonging.

What Brené Brown’s research reveals about vulnerability, love, and the quiet ways kids learn whether they’re allowed to stay themselves.

Michelle Obama’s Princeton moment, Geoffrey Cohen’s belonging research, and a simple line we can use when our kids start shrinking to fit in.

What if wisdom begins not with having the right answers, but with noticing what we don’t yet understand? Drawing from an ancient story about Socrates, modern research from psychologist Ellen Langer, and a simple practice families can try this week, this reflection explores how pausing before fixing can quietly strengthen curiosity, connection, and confidence — for both kids and adults.

When plans fall apart, the Villain and Victim Voices get loud — but the Hero Voice becomes strongest in those moments. This edition shares powerful children’s books that help kids practice choosing that Hero Voice again.

What if predictability is the real magic behind family connection? Discover 5 ways everyday patterns shape rhythm, trust, and how kids respond to the world around them.

This season, skip the pressure to overspend. These 12 heartfelt gifts help kids experience abundance in the ways that matter most.

We tell kids to work hard and earn more. But what if the real secret to success is learning how to give more? Explore how gratitude rewires the way kids think about wealth.

If your teen’s wishlist grows longer each year, you’re not alone. These small, doable habits can shift the season from “what I want” to “how I can help,” giving teens simple ways to notice needs, pitch in, and build a genuine identity of giving.