My son was losing it in the middle of the Super Target. He was whining for a new pair of…
Helping Children Manage Strong Emotions
Human children are a very unprofitable investment. They require a lot of time and labor. They break stuff. They’re expensive.…
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…
Go Back to School Right with 15 Easy Mindfulness Exercises for the Home or Classroom
The first weeks of school are busy; so busy that I couldn’t even get to this welcome back post. (Welcome…
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…
Two Questions That Will Change Your Life (and an activity for teens, families, adults)
Here’s a really good question I was recently asked: why would you feel distressed over a situation you can change?…
How We Survived and Thrived (and failed a little) During a Screen Free Week
I like to think that the reason my family didn’t notice that Screen-Free Week had arrived was because we don’t watch…
Raising Compassionate Kids, Rethinking Compassion for Adults
“That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. That is the Torah. The rest is commentary.”…
Defying Our Instincts in Order to Find Contentment
As a species, we evolved for survival, not contentment. The four Fs decided everything we did: Fight, Flee, Feed, or,…
Tall Trees Grow Deep 