Last week was about the smart that runs a calendar. This week is harder. Every day at school, your kid faces tests no teacher grades: peer pressure, hard calls, moments that show up without warning and don't wait for you to be in the room. A longtime coach shares the line he's used with kids for years, the one that draws the line between knowing the right thing and actually doing it. Discretion and understanding aren't optional skills. They're the ones that show up when it co

Courage isn't just what you do. It's how you live. And it's reflected in what you say. The root word for courage is the Latin word cor — strength of heart. Courageous people live from the inside out. And the way we teach our kids to interact with others is training their heart. There are four phrases courageous people say: "thank you," "You're welcome," "I'm sorry, " and "I forgive you." Dads have the opportunity to model every one of them and the responsibility to train his