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It’s Not Easy To Be Your Kid
You don’t mean to be. You try really hard. You love them so much. You want everything to…
The Compass That Guides Us
It would be wonderful if someone could tell you exactly what to do in every situation and how…
Aren’t You A Little Old For That?
hen our kids mess up we say: Aren’t you a little old for that? And we have all…
It Should Be Part of Who You Are
The double standards are revealing and also a little sad. No one would ever refer to a mother…
Do It While You Can
We all feel a little self-conscious about it. Our kids don’t behave as well as we’d like. They…
You’ve Done Your Job
Of course, you want to do everything you can for them. You want to help them. You want…
It’s A Window. See It As A Window
The tantrum. The whining about going to school. The punch that’s thrown. The slipping grades. The sneaking out….
Your Character Determines Everything
These are challenging, uncertain times, no question. What’s at the root of it? How did we get here?…
Let Children Walk With Nature
You want them to be safe—that’s understandable. You are busy and tired from work and life—that’s perfectly reasonable. So yeah, loading up everyone in the…
Help Them Understand This Distinction
It would be wonderful if they never got upset. If they never were tempted. If they never felt like breaking the rules or breaking stuff….
You Can Go In A Different Direction
Our parents weren’t everything we needed. Maybe it was more time we needed. More understanding. More kindness. More support. More love. More just them having…
You Gotta Let Them Do The Rest
George Dewey was a kid who got in trouble a lot. His father was always bailing him out. Finally, as a last ditch effort, he…
All They Wanted
The bike was nice. So was the trip to Disneyland. So was being able to graduate from college without student debt. They appreciated the presents….
It’s a Long Run We’ve Signed Up For
The career opportunities are hard to turn down. It’s hard in the moment, as we’ve talked about, to be able to think too far into…
Rules Are Important
You didn’t like rules when you were a kid. Your parents had too many. Your school was a prison of pointless, arbitrary ones—how you could…
Show Them Like This
There are lots of ways to read, ways that have improved the experience and opened up the world of literature to people who otherwise would…
You Owe Them This
You know your kids are good. You’ve seen their sweetness, their cuteness since the beginning. You’ve seen them try. You’ve seen them feel shame when…
Being This Young Is Art
You know now how brief it is. What a fleeting, wonderful thing it is. Youth. How flexible you were then. How much energy you had….