One of the delicate paradoxes of parenthood is that it is a parent's job to meet their child's needs while at the same time ensuring their child needs them less over time. As intensive parenting rises ...

“Montessori is an education for independence not just for school, but for life.” — Dr. Maria Montessori Each day at Creative Minds Montessori, we guide our students through reading, solving math ...

The word "practical" has kind of gotten a bad name, implying a certain dourness, a life lacking in purple. We tend to more admire life writ-large: the risk-taker, the idealist, the artiste. Yet, with ...

On the morning of their father’s yartzeit ceremony in Israel several years ago, Sarah Berkovits’ brother, Berel Berkovits, simply didn’t wake up. Recalling that day in her book Gratitude with Grace, ...

“Good life” courses can help prepare students to live more purposeful, meaningful lives, write Kristina Callina, Alicia Lynch and Michael Murray. Over the past 20 years, well-being indicators among ...

Remember high school? Your friends, your music, your style? What lessons from high school classes do you still use today? If you could go back, what do you wish you’d learned about real life? Research ...

Adulting is hard. But Macomb County Michigan State University Extension’s Adulting 101 classes can make it easier for young people to make the transition. The series of virtual classes touch on topics ...