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It Feels Good To Be a Grownup
When i’m seated on a plane, and people ask me what I do for a living, I often vary the answer…
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Find Another Parent for Your Kids
It’s normal for children, especially teenagers, to push back against their parents. They’re working very hard to differentiate…
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Hal on TV: Preparing Our Teens for Adulthood
Hey fellow Daily Pausers, check out this important roundtable discussion …
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The Danger of Hooking Up
This week we released our new book for older teens and young adults, Choose Your Own Adulthood. One of the chapters addresses the dangerous college practice of “hooking up.”
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The Birth of Adolescence
One of the unintended consequences of the Industrial Revolution was the creation of adolescents, if not adolescence itself. See, before …
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Be More Curious, Be Less Certain
In my experience, certainty is among the least attractive qualities one can possess. People who are always certain—they’re the…
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Is Loyalty Overrated?
Tomorrow is the big day, when our newest book, Choose Your Own Adulthood, hits the bookstores everywhere. It’s a perfect gift book for any teenager/young adult, but…
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Your Kids Need to Take More Risks (We All Do)
This may sound crazy, but I want my kids to take more risks.
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How do you feel…about you?
Do you believe you’re a good parent? Do you see yourself as a good spouse?
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Teach Your Kids to Make Decisions
If I could wave a magic wand over my kids, I would wish they become decisive people.