Parenting Perspectives
Conversations and Interviews includes ideas and advice from people whose work or research has had an impact on children and parents.
Poet Jack Prelutsky Talks to HighlightsParents
Sharing Laugh-Aloud Rhymes with Your Kids In the June 2008 issue of Highlights®, Jack Prelutsky, the first Children's Poet Laureate... Read more
Beverly Cleary Speaks to Highlights
Beverly Cleary's first book, Henry Huggins, was written in 1949, just three years after the first Highlights® magazine rolled off... Read more
Interview with Dr. Carol Dweck—Developing a Growth Mindset
Stanford psychology professor Dr. Carol Dweck's ground-breaking research has major implications for how we raise our children—specifically for how we... Read more
Giving Books Kids Will Love
A book makes a terrific gift. However, when confronted with thousands of book titles, it's hard to know which ones... Read more
Three School Nurses Offer Different Perspectives to Parents
The nurse is the "go-to" person in school if your child needs an inhaler or has a scraped knee, a... Read more
Dr. Mel Levine Talks to Highlights About Learning Differences
window.location="http://www.highlightsparents.com"; Dr. Mel Levine is a professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Medical School and co-founder of... Read more
Interview with Mary-Dean Barringer, CEO of All Kinds of Minds Institute
Mary-Dean Barringer is CEO of the All Kinds of Minds Institute. Co-founded by Dr. Mel Levine and financier Charles Schwab,... Read more
Billy Collins on Sharing Poetry with Children
An interview with Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins initiated Poetry 180 as a way... Read more
How to Praise Kids: What Works and What Doesn’t
With so much focus on making sure kids have "good self-esteem," we parents tend to take every opportunity to tell... Read more
Why It’s Great to Read with Your Children
By Anna McQuinn
Why Is Reading So Important? Research shows that learning to read is probably the single most important factor in... Read more