A treatable condition

I spent most of yesterday watching our local school board meeting. It was VERY heated, and in the end our … More

Guided Meditation for Suburban housewives to stop worrying

Sometimes, you read something that does all the things that great writing does. It challenges you, inspires you, and makes … More

Little Life Hacks: Schedule your kid’s screen time

Now that summer vacation has started in my house, my kids have the expectation that they will be able to … More

5 Tips to make Chore Time less of a chore

One of the gifts of working with kids and families is that I get to learn from other parents’ experiences. … More

30 screen free things to do with your kids this summer

For some people I know, summer vacation has already begun. For others, it won’t begin for a few weeks. I … More

There’s nothing wrong with your kids

Sometimes when I meet a new potential student at my taekwondo studio, the parent will introduce their child as a … More

At last! A Guide to Sane Parenting

Yesterday, I listened to a great episode of the podcast, Freakanomics called “The Data-Driven Guide to Sane Parenting.” In this week’s … More

5 tips to teach your child independence

Make things accessible It’s hard for kids to do things for themselves that they can’t get to or reach. Sinks, … More

Homework…I’m going to give that a “no” (for little kids anyway)

I’ve seen a couple of articles floating around the internet about homework over the last few weeks. This is not … More

The best place to fall is very close to the ground

After thinking a bit about math yesterday and the ideas in Dan Finkel’s Ted Talk, I was struck by one … More