What Works Better Than Expectations?
Coaching two of my favorite parents yesterday, they did something that seems simple. They created an agreement with their child about coping with unpleasant feelings. This agreement replaced their expectations about what she should be able to do on her own at her age....
Why I’m Scared (and what you can do if you are scared, too)
We need more adults. As the world descends into chaos, parenting the next generation of leaders is becoming a front-line job. There have always been wars and disease but the volatility and complexity of today’s problems bathe our families in stress hormones. The level...
How You Can Reduce School Shootings
Change always happens slowly … then all at once. H/T Seth Godin We look away for a minute and our kids are grown. When we aren’t paying attention, it can seem like change is sudden. The same is true with cultural change. It always happens relatively slowly. Person by...
Dad Bod is Not Destiny
For Dads who feel like yoga and stretching don’t do anything… For Dads who need to sweat to feel fit… For Dads who fall back to a single fitness goal: to bench press twice their weight… I’m not a trainer but I do know what doesn’t work: starting and stopping,...