Re-framing Overwhelmed: See It — Say It
I feel privileged to count Kay Wyma as both a friend and colleague. Kay is as brilliant as she is …
Category Archives: keeping a healthy perspective
Bag the Notion of Goals?
I have a longtime friend with whom I’ve had January lunches and shared our year’s goals for quite some time. …
A Different Kind of “Diet” for the New Year?
SOOOO many parents have asked me about the impact of screens (of all types) that I KNOW you KNOW something’s …
Perpetual Adolescence?
Don’t get me wrong: I love watching Seth Rogen and crew. But after quite a few similarly-themed movies, along with …
How do we help kids develop “post-traumatic growth?” Asset 4
(A re-post by popular request) We’ve been considering how to help our kids come out on the “high side” after …
Is “SPECIAL” What Our Kids Are Supposed to Be?
With graduation season, year-end sports banquets, award assemblies approaching, here is a re-run of David McCullough’s remarkable commencement speech. Whenever …
Goals or Mission Statement?
Experts pretty much agree that people who set goals are more effective at actually getting what they want. If you …
First-Day-of-School Supplies?
I was standing in line at Target today, realizing that Target seemed busier than usual…mostly parents with their kids. Then …
E-Cigarettes Pose Dangerous Deception?
Selling a Poison by the Barrel: Liquid Nicotine for E-Cigarettes By MATT RICHTELMARCH 23, 2014, The New York Times A dangerous new …
The Green Bean Queen – Something Fun to Talk About on Spring Break!
“title=”Green Bean Queen”> (I’m posting this again because it makes me laugh and because it’s spring and because we all …
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