A REAL Gift for This Holiday
Every year former priest and therapist, John Cade, offered his clients what he referred to as his “Christmas homily.” It …
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Laughter is a family thing!
On a recent Facebook post, I linked to a funny piece from LADbible entitled, “You Laugh, You Lose: Dads’ Joke …
A short, refreshing summer thought
To increase your summer refreshment, savor this quote from Ajahn Chah, a major Buddhist teacher who lived in Thailand: If …
Snippet: a sample
Summer allows lots of time for creativity and learning. I’ve been learning to edit video teaching into “Snippets.” My hope …
How Do We Help Kids Develop “Post-traumatic Growth”?: Asset 5, Religious Belief
Recently I’ve enjoyed working with a teenage guy who, like all of us, like every kid on the planet I …
Thanks Mr. Trump…NO, I mean REALLY, thanks!
I often say to parents, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Only this time, it isn’t your crisis. …
How Do We Help Kids Experience “Post-traumatic Growth?” Asset 3, Bravery
(A re-posting by popular request) In a blog several weeks ago, I shared Dr. Marti Seligman’s research on post-traumatic stress, a …
Does Connection = Communication
In recent classes I’ve offered, parents ask again and again what I think of social media. From the repeated questions, …
What Do You Mean, “PERFECT?”
Have you noticed that when you ask the average parent what they expect from their child, they often reply, “I …
Some Things I Know About Teen Girls, Part 1
Being a teen girl did not give me a leg up on parenting one! But, thanks to some very fine professionals …
