Calling Educators, Psychologists, and Youth Development Experts who are also Parents…

As we enter a new school year in uncertain and complex times, we require our parenting village to help support us! If you are an educator, a school leader, a psychologist, or youth development expert and also parenting in your personal life, I hope you’ll consider joining our rich dialogue here by contributing an article this season. Here are some reasons to contribute:

1. You’ll gain the opportunity to reflect on what you are learning professionally about advancing children’s and/or teen’s development and their essential life skills.
2. You may be excited to try out some new practices in your home life that support learning this school year and can help others in the process.
3. You may be attempting the hard but incredibly important work of disrupting and reinventing inter-generational patterns of parenting by finding healthier ways of being and doing in family life.
4. You’ll create your own sense of accountability as you write and reflect on small experiments you are engaged in or as you begin to try to work toward brand new parenting goals.
5. You may want to write and advance your thought leadership, but don’t have the time to write a peer-reviewed journal article, and need a place to publish.
6. You will not only belong to our parenting village but serve as a key contributor connecting you to so many others who are stepping up to support one of the most meaningful roles we’ll play in our lives.

All authors must have credentials/experience in education and/or psychology with a background in child or adolescent development and be actively parenting in your own home. A diverse range of perspectives is encouraged. Articles must align with the research base.

The site enjoys daily visitors from 152 countries around the world and a follow-ship of more than 24,000. Help initiate important dialogue making the connection between parenting at each age and stage and your children’s (and your own!) development. 

If interested, please email confidentparentsconfidentkids@gmail.com with the subject line: “Article Idea from an Educator!” Please include your idea (parenting opportunity/challenge), how it connects to a life skill building opportunity (in your child and yourself!), and the ages/stages of children you are writing about. Also, please include a short bio (2-3 sentences).

You can learn more here: https://confidentparentsconfidentkids.org/invitation-for-articles/. All proposed ideas are due by August 13, 2026. We’ll review and get back to you on whether you’ll be published this fall by August 31, 2026.

We hope you’ll join our parent-led community of practice by contributing! We are so excited to learn from how you are bringing to life the science of child and adolescent development to benefit your children in your own personal parenting!

All the best,
Jennifer Miller, M.Ed., Founder and…

Senior Lead Writers: Shannon Wanless, Jason Miller, Jenny Woo, Mike Wilson, Nikkya Hargrove, and Lorea Martinez

Announcing Teen Tuesdays

On Tuesdays this Fall beginning September 1st, we’ll begin publishing content targeted specifically to parents of teens. We, as parents of teens, face unique challenges that deserve a space for dialogue. I’ll be sharing articles, podcast interviews, resources, tools, and more with plenty of research-backed strategies and ideas for supporting teens and parents of teens. If you are interested in contributing to this specific dialogue as an educator or psychologist, please specify when you send your article idea.

Confident Parents, Confident Kids’ Values

Confident Parents, Confident Kids is celebrating 14 years of weekly content to support parents of children and teens this Fall. Throughout those years and the million+ readers we’ve reached, our values have remained consistent.

• We value integrity, so that we fact-check every post. Every post contains connections to solid research. And the stories shared (though names are often changed to protect identities) are authentic.
• We do not utilize A.I. for our research and writing. The articles and content here are original thought leadership.
• We strive to include as many races, cultures, and viewpoints as possible with the recognition that every family culture is unique and our interpretations of putting research into practice will differ.
• We are a learning community who is stronger together through authentic, caring dialogue, reflection, curiosity, and exploration.
• Together, as agents of change, we actively explore how we and our children and teens can thrive through our powerful daily influence.

For the full list of guiding principles, check out the following which has served as our own constitution throughout these many years.