When Jonathan Haidt’s, The Anxious Generation appeared, I had mixed thoughts and strong feelings. So intense was my reaction I half-jokingly told my friends that I needed therapy to unpack it all. Not so much his message. To me, it makes sense that what kids spend most of their time … Read More
What We Attend to, We Tend to Tend
“We have it in our power to begin the world over again. A situation similar to the present hath not appeared since the days of Noah until now. The birthday of a new world is at hand.” ~ Tom Paine, 1775 With July 4th around the corner, I turn to … Read More
What’s Your Family’s “Pyramid of Success”?
March Madness can inspire us to create a Family Pyramid of Success!
Is Your Child Experienced? OR Is Your Child Consumed by the Experience?
Dear Reader, In order to understand this blog post, it’s best if you first read the article, “My Kid Sold her Soul to Roblox,” by Emily Flake. When Jimi Hendrix asked, “Are you experienced?” he wasn’t singing about what I first thought he was singing about. I thought he was … Read More
Still A Few Weeks of Summer Left, What’s on Your Agenda for Creating Memories?
The other day, I ordered a book via Amazon and saw they were vigorously advertising back to school specials. “Not yet!” I thought. Then yesterday, I received an Office Depot/Office Max flyer in the mail with, “Goodbuy Summer” on it. Groan! Why is it that the commercial culture uses these … Read More
What I Intended: Because the New York Times Displayed Little Intent for My Intent to be Fully and Clearly Expressed
For the record, I am grateful to have been quoted in the July 6, 2019 The New York Times article about how parent coaches are helping parents with screen issues. In fact, I was eager to be interviewed because I thought, “This time it could be different. This time, because it’s the The … Read More
A Systems Solution to Prevent School Shootings
14 school shootings have occurred across the United States so far in 2018. If they keep up at this rate throughout the year, they will more than double from 2017. We all must step up our game. As adults we have a huge responsibility to address this madness and put … Read More