I have had so many “Wait! What?” moments in the last 12 months, each leading me think about how I could be contributing to bias against BIPOC, LGBTQ, and neurodivergent people. Everything that we do and feel is in relation to one another, and with ourselves.
The pandemic has fallen on our society like rain on a staircase, running more easily off the privileged top steps and deluging the families on the lower rungs with a flood of accumulated intensity.
When politicians lose their elections, their campaign season is over, and they make a call: “I concede.”
When is your season over? And who do you call to concede defeat?
You win, pandemic!
You win, uncertainty.
In the pandemic, it’s hard to remember what month it is. Each day feels like a time-lapse video of our lives.
I was so ecstatic for the opportunity to talk with my meditation teacher, Emily Fletcher, Founder of Ziva Meditation, about parenting, virtual schooling, and how parents can find hope in the darkest of times.
We are spinning in circles from hand-washing to disinfecting to wearing masks. The uncertainty causes a secondary pandemic that has already infected us all. While we plan for the threat of a second/third wave of COVID infections, our nervous systems flood with stress hormones.
It was just another Thursday at work but I felt angry. On February 15, 2018, I showed up at my school in Southwest Philly the day after the shooting massacre in Parkland, Florida. I expected something to shift. However, on that Thursday, I could see that my job was...
Things you find yourself saying when you become a parent:
— Don’t make me count!
— Just eat it.
— I *was* listening.
And my favorite:
— Do you call that music?
My wife Betsy answered a “what’s the skill you’re most proud of” prompt on FB by sharing her parenting success. She feels proud that she was able to raise two functional, independent adults who care for each other and the world. She should be proud. She was raised by...
A parent recently asked me, “What book can I read to feel more positive?” I asked her for clarification. I wanted to know what she wanted to achieve. “I just feel like the last few months have left me in a dark place.” She was worried that her mood was impacting her...
Whether they are Chinese or not, my friends who have Asian heritage use the term “Tiger Mom” to describe or to contrast with the way that their parents raised them. We did not have a term like “Tiger Mom” to describe how we were raised but we do have the caricature of the “Jewish Mom” who is always checking in, worried and anxious, maybe a little controlling.
What are you going to do when your kids’ school decides to reopen but you don’t feel safe sending them? Parents are struggling right now to find the right path. When school districts don’t allow you to decide to keep them home, or when you cannot stay home with your...
Do you yell more than you would like? Are you the fun parent or the grouch? Would you like to change your ratio of work-time to play-time? I can help you become the parent that your kids deserve to have.