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What does an adult look like?
Recently I was on a TV talk show, and the conversation led everyone to start singing “I believe the children are our future…” in their best Whitney Houston voices. I did not join in, which made me look…
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Are You and Your Spouse on the Same Page?
When it comes to such critical areas as parenting, finances, or how to deal with extended families, we are all tempted to believe a very damaging lie: If we are to be truly “one,” then we cannot be divided by disagreement. This is…
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He’s not your baby
“He’ll always be my baby.” If I’ve heard that once, I’ve heard it a thousand times. And most people tend to agree with it, the idea that..
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Doing is Knowing
One of the biggest lies in our world is the lie of education. You know, the one that says, “If we just knew better, we’d do better.”
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Teaching Your Kids to Dream
One of the paradoxes of parenting is this: At the same time, we want our children to be incredibly observant about reality and incredibly…
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Wanna feel better?
One sure-fire way to feel better this weekend is to wake up tomorrow morning and write down…
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“Honey, we need to talk”
These are dreaded words. No spouse or significant other wants to hear them.
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Wanna Take Charge of Your Life? Really?
Authority is a tricky thing, really. Sometimes we crave it over somebody else, like a child we think needs to behave, or a co-worker who needs to get something done. Sometimes we crave it…
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Don’t ask questions unless…
Beware of asking your kid, “What were you thinking?!?” They usually weren’t…
