Parenting the Mental Health Generation Podcast
Student journalists reflect on a controversial editorial and show how teens and parents can build resilience when plans change and conflict erupts.
Student journalists reflect on a controversial editorial and show how teens and parents can build resilience when plans change and conflict erupts.
Michelle Icard uses the greenhouse parenting metaphor to explain how parents can create the conditions children need to grow through setbacks.
A student shares how perspective, connection, and one small act of self-care can help after an exhausting or disappointing week.
School social worker Becky Parkinson reframes pandemic learning loss and helps parents focus on what children truly need to recover and thrive.
Veteran teacher Aimee Wool discusses student stress, changing academic expectations, and redefining success beyond grades and traditional benchmarks.
Michelle Icard shares a three-step process—contain, resolve, and evolve—for helping children learn and grow from setbacks.
Two high school graduates reflect on what truly mattered during their teenage years and offer parents practical advice for supporting students.
Use CATCH’s conversation starters to guide a thoughtful discussion after viewing the documentary Chasing Childhood.
Audrey Grunst explains how families can normalize mistakes, practice failure, and build the emotional agility needed to recover from setbacks.
Explore practical habits that help children build resilience, including validating emotions, encouraging healthy risks, and supporting problem-solving.
Michelle Icard shows parents how to reframe setbacks, model resilience, and help children turn academic and social challenges into opportunities for growth.
Let Grow encourages adults to step back so kids can build confidence, independence, and real-world problem-solving skills. The site shares practical ideas, school initiatives, and family-friendly tools that support resilience through free play and age-appropriate responsibility.