Is This the Last Time I’ll Hold My Son’s Hand? The Joy and Sorrow of Watching Children Grow

When it comes to my children, I fear the last time: the last time my daughter will ask me to …

Seven Winters Left: Children and Impermanence

It’s going to be a rough morning. My heart is heavy because holiday break is over, and it’s freezing outside, and getting …

10 Insights from Two Months on the Road with Three Kids

My wife and I had the great experience of taking our friendly neighborhood folk band,  The Falderals, on the road this year to …

Kid’s Brains on Emotions and Some Mindful Exercises That Help

When strong emotions overtake young children, we often think they’ve lost their minds. Well, they have. Brain science indicates that …

A Good Question to Ask When Kids Misbehave (Kids and Strong Emotions Part II)

My son was losing it in the middle of the Super Target. He was whining for a new pair of …

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 …

Overcoming the Fear of Letting Your Kids Roam Free

Last May I spent an amazing day with my kids. My wife was hosting a baby shower, so we were …

Guns, Boys, and Steel: Should we put pretend weapons in our children’s hands?

My parents would not buy me toy guns. So, of course, I made my own. I built them out of …

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 …