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You wouldn’t think of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius as a parenting book. But as Brand Blandshard would observe…
Your kid that just will not sleep through the night. Your kid that just cannot seem to learn…
It’s one of those secret, little pleasures of parenting that don’t get talked about enough. That hug and…
Your daughter is anxious. Your son has dyslexia. Your oldest has behavior issues, the other is on the…
She didn’t want any trouble. She didn’t want to screw up her girls’ education or their burgeoning business….
We are busy. We are still trying to make it in our careers. We’re trying to measure up…
We all put up a front. We wear any number of masks—one that covers up our pain, our…
If you’re not careful, you’ll miss it. But if you can catch it? Well, it’s a pretty holy…
Theodore Roosevelt was a big tough guy. He grew up reading about the greats of history, one biographer wrote, and decided he was going to…
It’s been rough at the house. The kids are crazy. You’ve got this conflict that you keep going round and round with your spouse about….
It does work. We have to concede that. For generations, some parents have tried withholding praise, withholding pride, withholding approval so that their kids don’t…
In 1940, as Nazi bombs rained down on London, an observer noted the contrasts between the “natural splendor and human vileness.” This idea (which inspired…
Ernest Hemingway was not a great husband or, as often as he should have been, a great father. He had four wives, at least one…
As NFL teams opened training camp for the 2022 season, there was all sorts of speculation about Tom Brady. Why had he retired and unretired?…
It’s funny how twisted we seem to have gotten things over the years. “Epicurean,” for instance, means “hedonist” to most people…even though, as a philosophy,…
There are very few things that are universal to parenthood, but here’s a big one: You have never once lost your temper at your kids…
We’ve talked before about the nature vs nurture debate. As we’ve said, it’s a waste of time (because the debate is clearly settled). But here’s…
All kids have had a hard time this last year. Of course, for many less privileged children the last twelve months were just an introduction…
We’re going to tackle all the big themes of our time and of all time: Grit. Resilience. Curiosity. Compassion. Character. Unconditional love. Finding purpose. Dealing with stress. Masculinity. Female empowerment. Loss. Stillness. Truthfulness. Initiative. Creativity. Passion. Family. Fun.
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