Mindfulness

Is Your Child Experiencing ‘Winter Burnout’? Here’s What to Look Out For

From young children to teens, the signs are surprisingly simple to spot

After The Election: 4 Key Messages Your Children Need to Hear

Here's how to approach their post-election feelings

8 Ways to Encourage Thankfulness

Simple ways to help children show gratitude

How to Talk to Your Child About the New Emotions in ‘Inside Out 2’

Kids can learn to manage anxiety and other overwhelming feelings

Sibling Stories: 26 Books That Celebrate Sib Bonds

Help your kids bond with these supportive stories

5 Easy Things You’re (Probably) Not Doing to Live Sustainably

Simple tips and tricks to live more sustainably as a family

How to Talk to Kids About Violence and War

Exposure to distressing news can affect kids’ overall well-being

5 Questions That Turn Challenges Into Growth Opportunities for Kids

Pause, untangle and look for opportunity

Go Green! 5 Ways to Help Your Kids Live More Sustainably

How to help your teen cut out the waste and live more sustainably

Mindfulness Is Better the Second Time Around

One mom’s journey to nirvana

How to Counteract Parental Burnout During the Holiday Season

Expert tips for self-care when your cup runneth on empty

Secrets of a Tantrum Tamer: The ‘Special Time’ Edition

Three magic ingredients remedy challenging behaviors and deepen connection in no time flat

Teens Take Action

Local teens make change happen

Greater Seattle ARK Is Powered by Kindness

Local youth-led organization promotes positivity through everyday acts of selflessness

The Surprising Benefits of Montessori Education

How mindful learning promotes greater confidence and natural self-motivation

Decoding the So-Called ‘Sex Recession’

How a partnership mindset shift may be the secret to restoring intimacy

The Best New Year’s Resolution for Parents Is Self-Compassion

How to start the new year on the right foot for you and your kids

How to Teach Your Child Civility

It’s hard enough for adults to do — what about kids?

Mindfulness Matters

Easy mindfulness practices for the whole family

Holiday Gifts: Managing Expectations With Your Kids

Three expert tips for stressing (and spending) less during the giving season

5 Ways to Honor Veterans

On Nov. 11, recognize service and sacrifice

10 Inspiring Books to Boost Your Kid’s Self-Esteem

Read them together or share them with your kid

5 Montessori Principles to Help Kids Learn and Grow

Tips for using Montessori ideas at home to foster your child's strengths

20 Two-Minute Ways to Get Playful

Easy ways to lighten up your daily routine

Quick Mindfulness Cures That Actually Work

Avoid the meltdown before it even begins

What’s So Great About Gratitude?

Simple ideas for practicing thankfulness as a family

Can You Be Too Empathetic as a Parent?

Yes, and it can be bad for your health

How to Practice Citizenship in Uncertain Times

Thoughts on citizenship by author and CEO Eric Liu

Childhood Illness Inspired This Dad’s Lifelong Interest in the Power of Positive Relationships

Meet Giacomo Bono, Ph.D.

What the Jewish High Holy Days Can Teach Us All About the Power of Self-Reflection

A Q + A with Rabbi Daniel Weiner

Making Kids Say Sorry When They Don't Actually Mean It

Are we just asking them to be better liars?

Tons of Fitness Activities for Kids With ASD

Yoga, fitness videos, old-school games and more

Family Stories: Keeping Your Pandemic Memories

Plus five tips for documenting this crazy time

6 Things Keeping One Mom Safe, Sane and Sound During COVID-19

‘The little things actually matter right now’

Some Honest Words From a Mom Sheltering at Home

‘I am trying. I am asking for help.’

Feeling Stir-Crazy: Why Being at Home Doesn’t Relieve Stress

Tips for creating calm in the chaos

This Is the Point in the Quarantine When ...

A list from the frontlines of parenting from home

Cultivating Empathy and Connection in the Time of Coronavirus

Let’s focus on connection, not productivity, during these hard times

How to Manage COVID-19 Anxiety

A psychologist's take on helping your family through anxious times

Teen Angst or Anxiety Disorder?

How to tell if your teen needs help

How to Use Positive Self-Talk to Improve Your Child’s Academic Performance

Four ways to start applying positive self-talk today

Dear Reader: Raising Children in a Climate of Change

Editor's note for ParentMap's February 2020 issue

Why We Should Stop Saying ‘The Kids Will Save Us’

Why are we counting on today’s youth to simultaneously protect the environment, reshape public policy and achieve world peace?

How to Be a Better Digital Role Model for Your Kids

Tips for using your device intentionally

Helping Children Develop a Sense of Cultural Identity

How to incorporate culture and religion into the lives of our children

How to Raise a Changemaker

Getting kids involved in advocacy

6 Ways to Guide Your Child Toward Honesty

What to do when your kid fibs and lies

Moral Courage: Raising Kids Who Stand Up for What’s Right

Teaching kids kindness, empathy and moral courage

Why You Should Let Your Kid Fail (Sometimes)

They'll be happier for it and so will you

7 Ways to Manage Awkward Conversations With Other Parents

What to do when small talk gets ... uncomfortable

Separation Anxiety in Adults: When Goodbye Is the Hardest Word

4 expert tips for managing parental separation anxiety

Dear Reader: Role Modeling Rules!

Publisher's Note for ParentMap's October 2019 Issue

A Doula Talks About Miscarriage

After five miscarriages, a Washington state doula shares her advice

Dear Reader: Embracing the Season of Preparations and Separations

Publisher's Note for ParentMap's September 2019 Issue

Where Kids Find Hate Online

It's in more places than you think

6 Tips (and 3 Strategies) to Help Your Anxious Kid

Go beyond "You'll be fine"

Meet Denise Juneau, the Superintendent ‘Building a Longer Table, Not a Higher Wall'

How the Seattle Public Schools are focusing on community outreach and connection

It's Official: 'Seattle Freeze' Is a Thing

What's so wrong with our chilly reputation?

How Schools Can Better Support Students During Ramadan

Fitting classes, extracurricular activities and finals into Ramadan makes for an exhausting month

Talking to Your Kids About Racist Relatives

Confronting hateful speech in families

5 Skills We're Losing Because of Tech (and What to Do About It)

Is tech ruining our manners?

From Color-Blind to Color-Brave

Conversation building blocks to talk with kids about race

Where Did I Come From?

Exploring family ancestry with kids

Building Cultures of Peace, Understanding and Inclusion

Go beyond tolerance

Gillette's New Must-Watch Ad Will Give You All the Feels

“Is this the best a man can get?”

Dear Reader: Why I'm Done With Tolerance

Washington ranks 3rd... and that isn't a good thing

Growing Up With a Teenager

A father reflects on his increasingly independent daughter

This Year, Let’s Have a Good-Enough Holiday

The best gift of all? Sanity

What I Learned From a Family's First Night in America

Two families meet from worlds away

4 Easy Gratitude Practices to Start This Fall

Because what better season for it, right?

Dear Reader: Anxious Minds in Stressful Times

A note from ParentMap's CEO and publisher

What Not to Say to a Multiracial Child and Their Family

"Establishing relationships with people of color is important, but so is how you do it."

How to Teach Your Kids About Diversity and Human Rights

These conversations are essential to raising kind, empathetic kids

Why You Shouldn’t Skip Out on That Birthday Party

A response to the plea of Rachel Hollis of The Chic Site

Teach Your Children Not to Stare

A parent of two disabled young adults shares this advice

How Do Seattle’s Homeless Families Make It Work?

ParentMap answers a reader question from #SeaHomeless 2018

I’m a Mom With Depression and This Is How I Cope


"Saying I feel alone is an understatement"

4 Essential Tips for Traveling With Kids

How to survive the journey

6 Local Organizations Fighting for Immigrant and Refugee Families

And how you can help

Talking to Our Kids About Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain

Because not talking about suicide is worse

Free Local Event Celebrates Family Mental Health

Seattle Children's hosts a Mental Wellness Fair

5 Ways to Have a Little ‘Me Time’

Take a few moments to relax and unwind

Mothering in the Middle

As her mother succumbs to Alzheimer’s, a woman reflects on their relationship

How to Raise Your Own Superhero

Encourage caring and generous kids with these ideas

ParentMap's 2018 Superheroes for Washington State Families

You don’t need special powers to make a difference

Meet 2018 Superhero Kristin Ebeling

A Q&A with the director of Skate Like a Girl Seattle

Meet 2018 Superhero T'wina Franklin

A Q&A with the president and CEO of the Tacoma Urban League

Meet 2018 Superhero Laura Kneedler

A Q&A with the vice president of Northwest Center Kids

Meet 2018 Superhero Melba Ayco

A Q&A with the owner and artistic director of Northwest Tap Connection

Meet 2018 Superhero Ilene Schwartz

A Q&A with the director of the Haring Center

Meet 2018 Superhero Dila Perera

A Q&A with the executive director of Open Arms Perinatal Services

Meet 2018 Superhero Jeff Lew

A Q&A with the Seattle dad fighting to end lunch shaming

Meet 2018 Superhero Joey Thomas

A Q&A with the head football coach of Garfield High School

Meet 2018 Superhero Cyrus Habib

A Q&A with the lieutenant governor of Washington State

Meet 2018 Superhero Demetria Lund

A Q&A with the founder of Beautiful Soles

A Psychologist's Take on Raising Resilient Kids

Rick Hanson on his new book "Resilient"

5 Ways to Teach Empathy to Toddlers

It's not as hard as it may seem

Are You an Auto-Pilot Parent?

Why it's worth it to pause (if only for a moment)

6 Ways to Share the Love on Valentine’s Day

It doesn't have to be all about Cupid on Feb. 14

The "Getting to Calm" Q&A With Laura Kastner, Ph.D.

Join us for a Facebook Live with the bestselling author

The "Spare Me 'The Talk'" Q&A With Jo Langford, M.A.

Join us for a Facebook Live with the bestselling author

Seattle Drug Dealer Turns Community Leader

How he helps Seattle youth find a new path

75 Percent of Teen Girls Have Anxiety

What we can do about it

Cultivating Your Child's 'Yes Brain'

New book helps parents nurture creativity and resilience

A Lecture Event to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity and Resilience in Your Child

Join us for a lecture event with bestselling author Dr. Dan Siegel

3 Parenting Resolutions for the New Year

As we reflect on the year past, and dream of the year ahead, here are three parenting intentions worth setting

5 Ways to Set Resolutions as a Family

Start the new year on the right foot

The Science of Raising Grateful Kids

Child development research explores how children learn to be grateful

How Seattle's Atheist Families Celebrate

A look at how Seattle's growing atheist population celebrates the holidays

How to Take Your Young Kids Volunteering

Finally make it happen

5 Ways to Teach Your Child Gratitude

Kind kids start with mindful parents

There Are No Other People’s Children

7 essays written for parents, by parents

How 3 Local Schools Are Using Mindfulness

You’ve heard the word, but is it working? Educators weigh in

They Won’t Play With Me!

What to do when your child is left out

Why It’s OK to Yell Sometimes

A Q&A with clinical psychologist Chris McCurry

Someone You Should Know: Angela Rose Black, Ph.D.

One woman’s mission to rethink what mindfulness means

4 Ways to Stay Sane This September

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Can Books Teach Kids to Do What's Right?

A revolutionary list of social justice stories

How to Talk to Your Kids About Homelessness

Because ignoring the problem doesn't make it go away

Learning About Hunger, One Box at a Time

Two boys learned from an afternoon at Food Lifeline

Mindfulness Techniques to Combat Anxiety

Why it's worth it and one place to start

When Hate Happens

And why shielding them can do more harm than good

This West Seattle Center Does Child Care Differently

Young children and elderly residents bond

5 Tips for Getting Your Kids Out the Door in the Morning

Essential ideas for crunch-time discipline

Why Your Family Needs a Travel Tradition

Vacation rituals, from silly to sublime, can deepen the experience of travel with kids

Someone You Should Know: Kimberly Arthur Offers Compassion To Go

How a Seattle Children’s clinical research scientist helps parents thrive

25 Family Mottos to Live By

A common refrain can help put things into perspective

Bedtime Routines: Finding Mindful Moments at the End of Each Day

How to connect with your children through bedtime rituals

Your Special Needs Young Adult: How I Built My Village

A mother shares how she supports her son as he ages

Meet Our 2017 Superheroes for Washington State Families

The world could use a Superhero. We’ve got 10

Meet 2017 Superhero Annie Lee

A Q&A with the executive director of TeamChild

Meet 2017 Superhero Gregory Druzianich

A Q&A with a Roots of Empathy instructor and professional doorman

Meet 2017 Superhero Jesse Hagopian

A Q&A with a Garfield High School teacher

Meet 2017 Superhero Ludovic Morlot

A Q&A with the music director of the Seattle Symphony

Meet 2017 Superhero Jen McCormick

A Q&A with the clinical director of The Healing Center

Meet 2017 Superhero Ranae Holland

A Q&A with a research biologist and the host of 'Finding Bigfoot'

Meet ParentMap 2017 Superhero Arzu Forough

A Q&A with the president and CEO of Washington Autism Alliance and Advocacy

Meet ParentMap 2017 Superheroes Angela Tucker and Anne Bryson Doyle

A Q&A with the Amara Parenting and Adoption Services staff and board

Dear Reader: The Ultimate Superpower Is Kindness

Publisher's note for ParentMap's April 2017 print issue

Meet ParentMap 2017 Superhero Adrian Z. Diaz

A Q&A with a police sergeant at the Seattle Police Department

Meet ParentMap 2017 Superhero Krista Linden

A Q&A with the executive director of Step By Step

How Mistakes Boost Motivation and Learning

Embracing failure as a kid can help foster success in adulthood

Dear Reader: Raising Kind Kids

A word from our publisher in March 2017

Raising Kind

How can we raise kids to prioritize empathy and kindness?

A More Mindful Mom? I'll Believe It When I See It

Really? A more mindful mom?

How Mindfulness Can Change Your Family

Simply tuning in can help

Tame the Tears: Parenting positively

Lecture with Laura S. Kastner, Ph.D.

A Rabbi, an Imam, a Priest and a Buddhist Walk Into an Interview...

Reflecting on common values and points of connection

11 Apps That Encourage Empathy

Screentime just got better with these app ideas

A Powerful Conversation on Schools, Poverty and Race

Bill Gates talks with Washington State Teacher of the Year for 2016 Nate Bowling

Growing Up Homeless: A Student Shares Her Story

In and out of schools, this Washington state student shares what she learned while homeless

How Do You Honor a Child Who Always Put Others Before Herself?

A Seattle mom raises money for charity 5 years after the death of her young daughter

Film Screening: 'The Mask You Live In'

A moving documentary that follows boys and young men in America

The Absolute Best Way to Respond When Your Child Acts Out

When you and your child are frustrated, respond with compassion

MIT Students Code Their Way to Suicide Prevention

Lean On Me is more than a song. A new anonymous texting hotline hopes to lower suicide rates

Help Kids Say 'Thank You!' With 3 Ideas for Creative Thank-You Notes

From videos to photos to gratitude mad libs, there is a thank-you note for the most reluctant writer

Someone You Should Know: Travel the Globe With Jennifer Spatz

ParentMap talks with Global Family Travels founder Jennifer Spatz about the family service and adventure trips they offer, plus her inspirations and more

Racism: Families Push for Racial Justice

Building community with Families of Color

Middle School Love: How A Few Students Turned Cyberbullying on its Head

When a series of hateful Instagram accounts were created, a handful of middle schoolers fought back to spread love and kindness

Reaching for Something Greater: How Local Families Define Spirituality in Old Ways and New

4 Seattle-area families share some of the spiritual rituals they practice with their kids, from organized religion to family rituals, fostering love, compassion and a sense of something greater

Trade 'Gimme' for Gratitude This Holiday Season

How to cultivate thanks in an age of entitlement, from modeling gratitude to creating a gratitude journal

Apps of Kindness: Can Your Kids Download Their Way to a Better Character?

In a progressively less empathetic world, here's how you can use tech and IRL (in real life) play to foster empathy in your children

8 Books That Battle Bullying

The earlier we address bullying, the better — here are 8 books that will give your child strategies for coping and communicating

Raising Kind

Books and movies that teach compassion and kindness

Muslim, Christian and Jewish Kids Build a Summer of Hope

Through unique, international programs, children are learning to look past religion and politics to find lasting friendship and advocate for peace

Get Kind! Back-to-School Survival Guide

Advice for middle- and high-schoolers from two girls who walked the school hallways not that long ago

Get on the Bus

In the wake of Michael Brown's death, one mom starts the conversation about race at home

Daddy Issues: Same Love

Teaching our kids to be proud of who they are

Split Decision: Helping Children Navigate Divorce

Parenting With Presence

Eight women talk about how mindfulness changes their mothering

Bullies Don’t Take a Summer Break

How to spot and help victims — and the bullies, too

Doing Good: What Is Philanthropy?

A conversation about philanthropy with Girl Scouts

Are We Morally Failing Our Kids?

Kids emphasize achievement and personal happiness over kindness and fairness, because we do

The Faults in Our Stars

What to tell kids when their heroes screw up

Lost and Found

Parenting after the death of a child

Brotherly Love: What Sparked This Act of Compassion in My Son

Tea and Empathy: A Teen’s Take on Coming of Age

Global Education Perspectives: Canada Grapples With Testing Too

Why These Students Have the Best Gift of the Year

The Best Last-Minute Gift Idea Ever (That Involves Zero Stuff)

It's our family's best holiday tradition

Education Matters: Food for Thought

What Makes a Smart and Happy Kid? Q & A with Dr. John Medina

The renowned author and scientists shares his secrets with new parents

Courage and Compassion: Two Sides of the Same Coin

What We Face in This Race: Reflections After the Boston Marathon Bombing

Parenting Stories: Throwing Stones

'Loving someone enough to see their potential, even when you have to squint to see it, is a gift'

How Do You Raise a Global Citizen? Four Steps to Start

The Season of Teaching Kids Compassion: Empathy and Kindness Start Today

Green Bites: Learning Empathy through Plant Monitoring with Kids

Compassion Starts With You: 5 Ways to Model Empathy, Kindness and Compassion to Kids

Seeds of Compassion workshop: emotion coaching

Play Nice! Bullying, Playground Politics and How to Help Kids Make Friends

Positive Discipline for Your Teen: The Benefits of Disciplining Positively

Raising Moral Kids: Nurturing Kids' Character and Conscience

Secure Attachment: The Best Gift That You Can Give Your Child