When strong emotions overtake young children, we often think they’ve lost their minds. Well, they have. Brain science indicates that … More
Category: Education
Top Tech Execs Limit Kids’ Screen Time More than Average Parent: What do they know that we don’t?
In 2010, when New York Times’ tech reporter Nick Bilton asked Steve Jobs what his own children thought of the … More
Rich or Famous? Teaching Kids the Right and Wrong Reasons for Doing Something
My humble folk band, The Falderals, got a write-up in our neighborhood paper. My son asked if this meant we … More
Build Quiet Into Your Child’s Day
“We teach children how to measure, how to weigh. We fail to teach them how to revere, how to sense … More
Should Our Kids Pursue Their Passions or Face Reality? (A Classroom or Kitchen Table Activity)
Should we tell our kids to pursue their passions or to be realistic about their life? Live their dreams or … More
Approaching Daily Life with MLK’s Spirit of Non-Violence
We owe it to Martin Luther King to consider the role violence plays in our lives. At the heart of … More
Funeral Planning for Young People (Happy Halloween)
“Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.” – Dag Hammarskjöld It’s autumn and Halloween season, … More
Nurturing Resolve and Determination in our Kids
I meet a lot of very ambitious young people. They talk about becoming pro-athletes, mega-star recording artists, and rich business … More
Helping Kids See the Consequences of their Choices: The tree and the toilet bowl activity
One of the paradoxes of life is that things that feel good in the short run can be very bad … More