Teaching Life Skills to Kids Watch Now

Mind in the Making: Executive Function and The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs

How can families and teachers give kids the life skills they need to cope  in our multi-tasking, multimedia, modern world?

Bright Horizons, in conjunction with Families and Work Institute and Ellen Galinsky, present a parent webinar about the skills adults and children need in order to succeed in the 21st century.

For over a decade, Ms. Galinsky has worked with top researchers from across the country, filming their experiments and studying their results demonstrating how we learn best. In her recently released highly acclaimed bestselling book, Mind in the Making (Harper Collins 2010), she identifies seven Life Skills that 
are essential to success - in school, the workforce and in life.

You will learn:

  • The simple everyday things parents can do to build life skills in their children 
  • The connection between life skills and school readiness
  • Strategies to help fuel your child’s natural passion for learning
  • Methods for empowering your child to manage stress, take on challenges and build resilience
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Children and Sleep Problems Watch Now

Good Nights, Great Days: How to Help the Whole Family Get Some Sleep

Once you got past the infant stage, did you think your child would peacefully sleep through the night? Is your child giving up naps before he's ready to? Ready to stop co-sleeping but don't know how? And how in the world are you going to get through the upcoming time change?

Grab a cup of coffee and watch Dr. Craig Canapari, MD, pediatrician specializing in the care of children with sleep and breathing problems at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, to find out how to get your children to go to sleep and stay asleep. He answers a variety of questions about sleep and provides tips and strategies for giving your whole family a good night's sleep.

Positive Discipline Watch Now

Discipline for Young Children

Figuring out how to discipline your child is one of the most daunting tasks of parenthood. Is time out the only choice? Do sticker charts really work? What do I do if my child has a tantrum at the grocery store? Linda Mason, Bright Horizons co-founder and author of The Working Mother's Guide to Life, answers questions on appropriate discipline techniques for children under the age of 5.

Breastfeeding Pumping and Working Watch Now

Breastfeeding, Pumping & Working: Making it Work When You're a Working Mom

In partnership with maternal-infant specialist Nancy Holtzman, RN IBCLC CPN from Isis Parenting, this parenting class / webinar offers tips for how to continue breastfeeding when returning to work. We review a timeline for the early weeks, when and how to begin expressing milk, and how to combine breastfeeding and bottle feeding to protect the breastfeeding relationship.

Preparing for School Watch Now

School Readiness: Strategies to Ensure Your Family's Successful Transition to School

Bright Horizons presents suggestions for early learning and educational play activities you can do at home to support your child's success and confidence in school. Hear firsthand from parents who have helped their children achieve school success and experienced the transition from child care to elementary school. Learn what they suggest you do to prepare yourself, as well as your child, to be ready for school.

Raising a Socially Responsible Child Watch Now

Raising a Socially Responsible Child – Part 2

After the successful reception of Raising a Socially Responsible Child - Part 1, Bright Horizons and The Volunteer Family offer Part 2 of the webinar series. In this session, learn additional information about how social awareness develops as your child grows and steps that families can take together to make a difference in their communities and in the world.

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