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Teach Them To Make It Beautiful
Fifty years after he helped his father build a fence around their house in Mountain View, Steve Jobs…
How Else Are They Supposed To Get This?
You want your kids to be strong when they grow up. You want them to be independent. You…
Play The Games…While You Can
Every family has them. The small but special little exchanges. The inside jokes. The song-and-dance before bed. The…
This Reminds You How Lucky You Are
They drive you nuts. They make so much noise…and so many messes. They hate doing their homework. They…
It’s Amazing For Them
You’re tired. You’re strapped for time. You are being asked to do an impossible amount. That’s what parenting…
We Can’t Lie Like This
We were all taught pleasant little fictions. It has always been thus. Early Americans were taught about Washington…
Take It While You Can
It will not always be like this. Soon enough their schedule will fill up. Their interests will change….
We Can Love The Game
They think they are so sneaky. As if you can’t see the crumbs all over their face. As…
Don’t Deny Them This
Our instinct is to make sure every second of their time is filled. They’ve got school. And swim practice. And guitar lessons. And scheduled play…
They’ll Wreck This
It was a pretty stupid political controversy. Josh Gottheimer, a congressman from New Jersey, got caught photoshopping his 2024 Spotify Wrapped list to include more…
Show Them All The Strains
It’s sadly a very common thing. Maybe it was even true of your own childhood. A kid is so different from their parents it almost…
It Matters Now
The Europeans pioneered some weird parenting practices. Montaigne’s parents sent him to live with villagers as an infant. Jane Austen’s parents did something similar—her mother…
Let Them Know They Give You This
Your kids probably know how tough they are on you. Even if they don’t say it, of course, they notice on some level how tired…
It’s Always Tough
Decades ago, parenting roles were more clearly defined—and less evenly distributed. Mothers typically shouldered childcare responsibilities while fathers focused on breadwinning. Expectations for timelines were…
Take The Relief From This
There’s so much to manage. So much to worry about. In a way, being a person is exhausting, isn’t it? You have potential to maximize….
Are You Showing Them This?
We tell our children they can learn anything, that mistakes are opportunities for growth, that challenges make us stronger. But what are you showing them?…
Not Someday, But Soon
We understand that one day we’ll miss this. When they move out, when they get older, when we’re older…if something were to happen, we’d miss…
Can You Do This?
There’s so much to do. There’s so much going. We have so much to manage. We have so much coming up. It all becomes like…