Focus on the possible

The first line I ever wrote for my first book was this: “The greatest thing we can do for our kids is learn to focus on ourselves.”

I knew this would sound a bit jarring to most, and even…

What Came Before

Whenever we fail, it is tempting to over-examine the big event itself, and under-examine all…

Are You Raising Kids? Or Adults

In the hit song “Stressed Out,” Twenty One Pilots’s Tyler Joseph longs for the ability to “turn back time, to the good old days…when nothing really mattered.” He wants to go back to childhood, where he…

A Decade of Calmer Parenting

Want a more peaceful home? Care for a calmer, happier life? This has always been our goal at ScreamFree, and today we’re proud to release…

Be Your Own Happiness

Parents often base our own sense of happiness on external circumstances. We find ourselves dependent on…

ScreamFree Conflict?

In conflict resolution training, we’re taught the presenting issue between the parties is not the actual issue. What is really driving the conflict is…

Act Your Age

Yesterday, I talked about how I sometimes struggle to act my age. There seems to be this natural phenomenon…

The Best Way to Suffer Well

The best way to suffer well is to practice something I like to call “servival.” Obviously, I like to make up words (“screamfree,” anyone?), and this one …

The Easiest Way to Earn Respect

I hear parents complain about their “disrespectful” kids all the time.   Here’s my question in reply: When you lose your cool with them and say and do things you regret, how quickly do you apologize?   Some folks actually tell me they don’t apologize, ‘cos that would communicate “weakness.”   Others tell me they’ll […]

TBT: Be Bamboozled

The first step of lasting growth is to change your thinking about growth itself. Making small changes and being gentle with yourself along the way…