7 Steps to Deal with Temper Tantrums
Deal with temper tantrums by taking steps like anticipating triggers, teaching self-soothing techniques, and not giving in.
Character
The social-emotional skills like empathy, collaboration and resilience that define who kids are and how they interact with the world
7 Simple Ways to Introduce Gratitude and Mindfulness to Your Kids
7 Simple Ways to Introduce Gratitude and Mindfulness to Your Kids
As adults, with our to-do lists and the normal chaos of family life, we don’t often take the time to reflect on the wonderful wonders children bring to our lives. When we do take the time to feel gratitude and to give ourselves the gift of mindfulness,...
6 Easy Kindness Activities For Kids, Plus Tips From The Experts
6 Easy Kindness Activities For Kids, Plus Tips From The Experts
Kindness activities for kids help your child become the most caring version of themselves!
Bite-Size Affirmations: Free Printable Lunchbox Notes
Bite-Size Affirmations: Free Printable Lunchbox Notes
Use these printable lunchbox notes to send a mid-day confidence boost!
Growth Mindset For Kids: How To Help Your Child Embrace Challenges
Growth Mindset For Kids: How To Help Your Child Embrace Challenges
Developing a growth mindset for kids helps unlock a lifelong love of learning.
Create a Feelings Vine
Create a Feelings Vine
Practice identifying, expressing, and responding to emotions through play with this printable.
Family Rituals: 12 Ideas You Can Start Now
Family Rituals: 12 Ideas You Can Start Now
Rituals can help start or end the day, transition from one activity to the next, or provide a moment to reflect.
Yoga with Rachel: Keep Calm and Get Bendy
Yoga with Rachel: Keep Calm and Get Bendy
Join HOMER's Rachel Kalkstein as she guides a family yoga practice to turn that frown upside down (literally!)
Starting the Conversation Together
Starting the Conversation Together
Read for our tips on how you can start the conversation about race with your child.
Create a Feelings Book
Create a Feelings Book
Creating a feelings book teaches kids to label, understand, and model feelings.
What Are the Benefits of Having a Family Pet?
What Are the Benefits of Having a Family Pet?
A HOMER member wrote in asking about how they could make pet ownership a positive experience for their kids. Keep reading to see what Peggy, HOMER’s Senior Director of Learning and Curriculum Design had to say! Question I have a new baby and a four-year-old. I want...
Five Lessons We Learned from Mister Rogers
Five Lessons We Learned from Mister Rogers
Hello Neighbors! Our Director of Learning and Curriculum Design, Samantha Creighan, PhD, and her son, Cole, recently had a beautiful discussion about the lessons that Mister Rogers left us with. With the release of the movie, "A Beautiful Day in the...
Raising an Independent Child: 4 Easy-To-Use Parenting Tips
Raising an Independent Child: 4 Easy-To-Use Parenting Tips
Raising an independent child and watching them go out on their own is one of the most fulfilling and difficult parts of parenthood. Whether you’re encouraging them to try out for a sports team or to try a new skill, there are plenty of ways that you can begin...