Parenting The Kids Who Are Not Like You
To put it simply, it is my privilege to parent her well even when, even though, it may not come easily to me.
The Most Powerful Person in the Room
A bully is only as powerful as the environment supports. Bystanders are a major part of that environment.
No More Beating Around the Bush
I felt the realness of my connection with my girl when I sat down to read to my kids that night before bed. Intimacy begets intimacy—what a profound principle to remember.
For the Parent Who Disappoints
There is no pain so deep as pain endured alone.
For the Love of The Book
Sometimes a good thing is not always a good thing when it keeps us from the better things.
A Fundamental Issue
Our first reaction any time we are confronted with a proposal we don't want to engage is to look for reasons why it does not or should not apply to us.
What Keeps Me Coming Back
After ten years at the helm it is clear to me that my bookshelves may collect dust on a regular basis, but my kids have no doubt how much I love them.
Parenting Late Bloomers in a Fast Forward World
We as a culture are addicted to accolades and none of us are immune. But I am more aware now of the reality that there is no rushing growing up.… There’s just no fast forwarding the slow churn of experience. Blooming takes time.
When Parenting Costs us Something
Listening means actively making room for whatever words she may offer. It means I prepare myself to hear the intent behind the words or the intent behind the silence.
A Long String of Firsts
Isn’t that, after all, what childhood really is? A marathon string of firsts tied together over years and years as our kids grow and encounter an ever more adult world?