From childhood to adolescence, girls face mixed messages about displaying power and authority. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Most parents would not hesitate to assume responsibility for their child's behavior on a playground, at school, or in someone else's home.… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Classroom teachers can play an active role in instructing children about appropriate conduct online, even where there is no school policy on… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
For generations, black children have been brought up to have a critical race consciousness, a framework for dealing with prejudice and discrimination,… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
“Parents are satisfied only if their children are gifted or exceptional (or diagnosed with a treatable problem that the right pill cocktail… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
The Internet has transformed the landscape of children's social lives, moving cliques from lunchrooms and lockers to live chats and online bulletin… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
There's no question that aggression can be learned through modeling. When a child sees her parent behave in a particular way, she… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Parents are teachers as much as caregivers, and our children learn to navigate life's challenges by watching us. Kids can get a… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
To teach their children how to show themselves grace in the face of a challenge, I coach parents to model self-compassion in… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
No matter how much you urge them to relax and how much you mean it, your child probably grapples with highly stressful… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Empathy isn't the same thing as expressing emotions. It's not about sharing your feelings - it can be really uncomfortable if a… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
When your child believes you really respect what he's feeling, he'll be much more likely to trust you. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
If parents shield their children from real feelings, kids falsely imagine their parents are in constant control of themselves - and may… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
There are no shortcuts to genuine friendship. Relationships are built over time. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
From childhood to adolescence, girls face mixed messages about displaying power and authority. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Having a baby on my own is a dream come true, but in my world, there's no sheepish spouse on his way home from… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
The Internet foments outrageous behavior in part because it is a 'gray area' for social interactions. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
When I went to prom in the early 1990s, I seesawed between my wish to get asked by the right guy and ride in… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people stay for a while, and give us a deeper understanding of what is… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
My experience is that aggression is a universal trait in human beings - girls feel it in any sort of environment, same-sex or co-ed. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
In the age of girl power, we're loath to send a message of surrender to our girls. To the contrary: we've doubled down on… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
You might be thinking that some people are just naturally good at speaking up, and others just aren't - game over. Not true. Speaking… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Most parents would not hesitate to assume responsibility for their child's behavior on a playground, at school, or in someone else's home. What happens… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
I was a single mom by choice at 37, and if my love life hadn't quite panned out, most everything else had. I was… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
