Nagging your kid won’t help them to develop resilience and determination. This will, according to psychologist and 'Grit' author Angela Duckworth.

When Charles Portis published True Grit in 1968, the novel became a critically praised bestseller. Then a year later the movie, starring John Wayne, came out, and after that no one even remembered ...

In the summer of 2004, Angela Duckworth, then a graduate student in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, went up to West Point to study 1,200 new cadets. The first-years were about to start ...

It is an opportunity to improve the skill of communicating through the written word. September 20, 6-7 p.m., Ugly Dog Bookstore will host our first Book Discussion at their locale, 76 Union St. Join ...

NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) - In Nacogdoches, you'll find lots of residents reading the same book during the month of October. They're participating in, "One Book, One City," a literacy initiative for all ...

"My mind is clearer, my sense of purpose is sharper, and my relationships are deeper," the country star tells PEOPLE Tim McGraw may be a country megastar, but he’s also had to overcome major health ...

LARA: A LOCAL VETERAN AND ATHLETE IS SHARING HIS SECRETS TO SUCCESS. TONY HOFMANN WROTE A BOOK CALLED "EMBRACING GRIT." KMBC9’S ROB HUGHES EXPLAINS HOW HE’S INSPIRING COMMON PEOPLE TO DO UNCOMMON ...

Jen McConnel receives funding from Queen's University, and volunteers with the Ontario Forest of Reading: Silver Birch Express program. Clarissa de Leon receives funding from Queen's University and ...