
Family Guidance
Competency-Specific Guidance for Families
Click on each school level to learn several ways to help your child build skills.
Overview: Teaching Your Child the Skills That Matter
Why do some students flourish in school, college, and careers while others do not? As families, how can we help our children succeed? Education and business leaders say that intrapersonal (internal), interpersonal (social), and cognitive (academic) skills are all equally important for success in school and in life.
We want our children to be successful. Listen as Dr. Amy Gaumer Erickson, Associate Research Professor at the University of Kansas, discusses how we can help our children become engaged, career-equipped, lifelong learners.
