Warning: this post is at least twice as long as the typical articles on this blog. I hope you find it is worth your time . . . As a father of two boys, now 6 and 7 years old, I’m thinking a lot about what it means to be raising digital natives in the […]
I often tell my Mom how amazed I am that she was able to successfully raise two boys without the aid of Google. For me, becoming a parent has been rewarding, but by far the most challenging thing I have ever done. There are great moments of love, joy, laughter, pride, and fun. But there […]
On a family vacation to Italy, after a three-hour train ride from Rome to Milan, I decided the kids needed to get some fresh air. We arrived in the afternoon and had a little time for the kids to burn off some steam before we would have to go out to dinner. The concierge at […]
This is a guest by post by Amy Kite, the author of “Divorce: What About Me?” and “Cancer, Cancer Go Away!” To learn more about Amy or her children’s books on tough topics, please visit her website: http://amyleekite.com. Even as adults, many people simply don’t like talking about death. It’s scary; it’s a concept that is […]
As a father of two toddlers (one 3 ½ years old and one just over 1 ½) I’m often amazed at their capacity for mindfulness. I’ve been saying that mindfulness will be the big wellness trend of the next decade. But it doesn’t come easily to most of us. In an increasingly fast-paced world fraught […]
Photo Credit: Gonzalo Merat via Compfight Every parent in the world is familiar with the crying baby problem. How should you respond when a baby cries? Should you rush to his or her aid, in a demonstration of love and nurturing? Or should you try to ignore it in an attempt to foster greater independence […]
Photo Credit: Arne Hendriks via Compfight You are the puppet master. You pull the strings. You push the buttons. And everyone around you powerlessly and unwittingly submits to your will. This force that you hold over others is powerful but subtle. So subtle, in fact, that it goes undetected by even your closest loved ones, […]
The other day I yelled at my 2-year-old son Dylan after one of his wooden blocks bounced off my forehead, narrowly missing my eye. “NO!,” I shouted. “You DO NOT throw things!” I thought I was being as clear and direct as possible, but if I put myself in young Dylan’s shoes, this is not […]
Dear Mom, It is hard to fully appreciate your parents until you become one yourself. Although I consider myself to be a relatively mature, well-adjusted and even wise adult in my 40s, I did not fully understand nor appreciate your contribution to my life until having my own children in the past two years. Having […]
Being a parent is not easy. I would say it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s also the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. (I talk about this “parental paradox” in my article on “The Peaks of Parenting.”) The challenges are great. To put it simply, being a parent takes time and energy on […]
