"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not." Oprah Winfrey We would love to hear your stories of hard won, real integrity. What was the last thing you did to build this important skill?

Dr. Jen Asks Parents..... I often hear from parents that they feel compelled to jump in and advocate for their child’s success in academic and sport contexts. The reason? All the other parents are doing it and their child will be at a disadvantage if they don’t. While...

Each month, Dr. Jen encourages parents to reflect on their own use of that month’s Umbrella Skill. As you reflect on your own experiences with the integrity Umbrella Skill, consider the following questions. Do the values that you hold match the way that you’re...

When you understand your child’s thoughts and the meaning they are pulling from their life’s events, you can better understand their actions and eventually the path their life is taking. Everything starts with our thoughts and beliefs about ourselves and others. To...

Living with integrity is not always the easiest choice to make. It can sometimes be a difficult and isolating choice for our children. However, living with integrity helps us to live with purpose and let’s us feel good about ourselves day-to-day. To help your child...

Download a PDF copy of this infographic HERE. Good role models are known to have positive impacts on our children's development, but not all role models are positive and even the positive ones sometimes make poor choices. They are humans too and incapable of...

One of the things that you can do to help your child develop the important integrity skill is to encourage them to make a list of the four to six values that they want to be as they grow up. Then have them reflect on actions that match with those words. For example,...

Integrity happens when we have good values and our actions match these values. Broken down, integrity consists of a few key components: Responsibility: Respect Fairness Trustworthiness Honesty As integrity month starts, have a family meeting and discuss these five (5)...

One of the ways that we inadvertently compromise our integrity regularly is by overcommitting in life. If we say ‘yes’ to everything, we may back out of commitments at the last minute or show up less than ready. Help your child get comfortable with saying no and...

We live in a world where it is easy for integrity to take a back seat to power and material success. However, when kids learn to feel good about doing what’s right, they can measure the quality of their lives on more than just academic achievements or material...