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…

Our Biggest Enemy as Parents

Since you’re a subscriber to The Daily Pause, you’re probably familiar with the thought behind…

The Time I Totally Lost It

In the ten years since our first ScreamFree Parenting book came out, the world has changed dramatically, especially…

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…

Don’t Get Impeached

For Nixon, it wasn’t so much the campaign to discredit his opponents (although illegal), it was the…

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…

Parent different.

Monday we talked about a choice: Would you want paradise alone, or the real world with your mate?

Here’s another choice: Would you rather…

Act Your Age

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