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Easy Like Sunday Morning
Why is your house so stressful? Why is everything such a fight? It doesn’t need to be. Sure,…
You Don’t Have To Like It, But You Should Try
It had been a long day. He was tired. He just wanted his teenage step-daughter Tegan, from the…
They’re The Only Ones In There
It seems obvious but we violate it pretty much constantly. To some people, their basic definition of parenting…
They Need You To Do This For Them
There’s a story about Queen Elizabeth, told in Discipline is Destiny. After a long day of travel with…
Your Future Is What You Make It
It’s so far away, so long from now it’s almost impossible to conceive. Even two weeks from now…
What Will Your Kids See?
The great suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst had two childhood memories that stood out to her beyond any others. The…
The Key To Real Happiness
As we said recently, no parent has ever successfully shielded their child from negative feelings or distress. No…
It’s Hard Being A Kid
It would be nice if the world was nice. It would be nice if it was easy to…
Watch What Happens
We didn’t know better. We were still figuring stuff out. We were just doing what our parents did, we got some bad advice. In retrospect,…
You Are Different Now
We worry. We worry when our favorite artist or athletes get married and have children. We worried about ourselves when we had kids for the…
It’s Almost Too Painful to See
Only when it’s over will we realize it. Only when it’s all been stripped away will we be able to see. How not present we…
We’re In This Together
We take care of our own, we say. Family is family. Blood is thicker than water. These are noble sentiments that have encouraged beautiful sacrifice,…
You Are Not Enough People
Most of us no longer live in small towns. Our parents aren’t involved in helping us choose a spouse. They’re probably not going to come…
It’s Only Been Given For An Hour
Seneca knew from experience. In one of the most dreadful periods of his life, he lost his livelihood, his home and then his young child….
It’s Like This For Everyone
Very few of us leave the house confident about the impressions we cut as a parent. In fact, most of us leave the house with…
You Won’t Be Able To Do This
Nobody likes it when their kids are sad. It breaks our hearts when they feel lonely, ashamed, or frustrated. We’d like to just make this…
You Gotta Cut Them Some Slack
You just got home from work. You’ve had a long day…and now you’ve got to make dinner. You’ve got to get them to practice. You…
You Can Be A Parent Anywhere
When we think teacher, we think classroom. When we think leader, we think the corner office or the lectern or a general in front of…