The Simple, Research-Backed Route to a Happier Year: Contribution Boosts Happiness As we step into 2026, many of us are thinking about resolutions—eat healthier, exercise more, spend less time on screens. But what if the key to a happier, more meaningful year isn’t about what you...
[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://activeparenting.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Training-of-Trainers-2025-Intro-Video.mp4"][/video] What Leaders are saying about the Training of Trainers: You'll gain a community of people who share your mission You'll expand your skills (effective communication) You'll learn how to train other Leaders to increase your impact You'll feel comfortable—even if you're not...
This month we got to sit down and talk with Paquita Mason, the Strengthening Family Bonds Program Coordinator for Family Connections in New Jersey. Paquita brings a big heart, extensive knowledge, and an abundance of positive energy to her work. With many years of experience...
Gratitude for our Parent Educators As we enter this season of gratitude, we at Active Parenting reflect on the year that has passed and the partnerships that have propelled us forward in our mission. For over 40 years, Active Parenting has provided impactful resources that help...
Follow Your Dreams . . . I have a confession to make—I like football—I always have. Well, at least since I was six years old and my father took me to see his alma matter, Georgia Tech play Duke at Grant Field in Atlanta. Tech won...
[caption id="attachment_22092" align="alignright" width="233"] Click here to view the HEAD START: Choosing a Parenting Curriculum Checklist[/caption] October is Head Start Awareness month so I strongly encourage you to visit the Head Start website where you’ll see that they are “committed to thebelief that every child, regardless...
There are many pressing issues facing us today—racial injustice, division, and a lingering pandemic (just to name a few). Like fires in 3 rooms of the house, it is easy to be distracted from cracks in the foundation. We run around throwing water on the...
Do you need funding to implement your parenting program? APP’S Evidence of Effectiveness can help when applying for grants. You’ve heard the great news that ACTIVE PARENTING 4th Edition & Active Parenting of Teens are now LISTED AS EVIDENCE BASED WITH A SCIENTIFIC RATING on the CEBC registry...
Every month is a good month for racism awareness. “What we must do is commit ourselves to some future that can include each other and to work toward that future with the particular strengths of our individual identities. And in order for us to do this,...
The headline for this greeting could be the setup for a dark joke with a punchline like: We can be thankful that it’s almost over; that it wasn’t even worse; that we avoided civil war and didn’t get wiped out by murder hornets. However, I...
