Don’t Take Credit

If you’re like me, you’ve already seen some extended family this summer.

Here’s a challenge for us all: When family and friends marvel at our kids’ growth…

Be careful what you wish for…

“More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.” (Mother Teresa)   As a kid, I always thought “Be careful what you wish for; you might just get it” was a confusing maxim. Why wouldn’t I want to get what I wished for? As an adult, of course, I’ve begun to understand. Put at […]

TBT: Advice on Giving Advice

Giving advice to anyone is tricky business. A good rule of thumb to follow is…

A Gift for Your Grad

A number of you will be attending high school graduation ceremonies this weekend. I wish the best…

TBT: The Calmest in the Room

In almost every circumstance, we can make things better for those around us if we are…

TBT: A Mind of Their Own

Our job as parents is not to re-create ourselves. That is narcissistic and short sighted. But many of us…

Your Parenting Flight Path

As parents, we sometimes feel as if it is our job to get our kids to do certain things. The reality is…

How to Have a Better Mothers’ Day Next Year

To all the moms out there: Did you have a good Mothers’ Day? Was it everything you hoped…

TBT: Teaching from Experience

Today’s TBT is a Daily Pause from my wife, Jenny (co-founder, and by far the best practitioner of, all things ScreamFree). I believe it was written back when our daughter was in middle school:

My child has had a week to write an essay, and now…

Teaching Our Kids to Master Themselves

Every time we do something for our kids, something they should be learning to do…