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Easy Ways to Make Connections with Your Tween

We create closeness with our children by meeting them exactly where they are. The person they are matters most, not the one we’d like them to be. As wise parents, we create space and time with...

We’re Here to Support Each Other

I admired Jennifer's 100% motivation to get things done, achieve goals, and be kind. With naturally high serotonin levels, her enthusiasm, curiosity, and attitude were off the charts. For years...

Happy Thanksgiving

It's appreciation season! Spotting strengths in others is a big deal. We want to be specific, affirming these. Not merely that you look fabulous, but your sense of style shows in how your boots...

Your Tween’s Brain

Remember when you were young, looking up at your future - the idea of being “grown-up” enchanted you. It glowed invitingly through your naïve, eager eyes. The freedom and independence captivated...

The Worst Kid in Class and Me!

Sitting together on the couch after dinner, Greg, Aiden's dad, channel surfs, and Aiden, a seventh grader, closes his iPad. "Uh, Dad, did my science teacher call or email you today?" "No," Greg...

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Help Your Tween Start 2022 on a High Note

We frame each new year with a deficit model. We stake out specific resolutions for self-improvement. We need to lose ...
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You Made It!

I wanted to pop in your inbox before 2022 to say well done. I salute your commitment to learning about, ...
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The Stranger

Minding my own business, I stood in line at Sprouts, balancing a pint of strawberries and three avocadoes. I noticed ...
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What I Learned From Ted Lasso

If you have not streamed the best new show ever on TV, please consider moving it to the top of ...
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It’s Not Your Fault

When tweens shift their attention from their parents to their peers, parents frequently feel disconnected, ignored, and rejected. Tweens confide ...
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We’re Raising Problem Solvers

When we notice the trash can is not on the curb, and it’s our child’s responsibility to get it there, ...
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Life is Fragile

We live our lives with the best intentions to honor ourselves as well as those we care about and love. At ...
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Get it Done: Don’t Let Your Mojo Slip

Life’s unpredictability in this third decade of the 21 century requires that our mojo, grit, and determination keep us motivated ...
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