Have you given thought to what it means to be human? Think about what makes you–and your kids–truly come alive. Perhaps not surprisingly, those moments rarely happen on a screen. This summer we challenged ourselves to embrace more of what it means to be human. We took our kids camping. Gave away items to those… View Post
5 Ways of Teaching our Kids to be Human
We took our kids camping in a tent this summer. I have no idea why, but we decided four nights and five days would be a good amount of time for the first time camping with a two and four-year-old. You read that right. Four nights. Five days. We waited for the showers, endured a… View Post
Time to Ban the Tablet from our Children? Why the American Academy of Pediatrics Changed Course
Our greatest power struggles came when our kids had an iPad or one of our iPhones. Nothing else came close. If you’re a parent, you know what causes “crazy” in your kids. Usually—at least for us—they’re either “hangry” (when hunger turns angry) or tired. So what did we do? We took the tablet away. That’s… View Post
Has Bullying Gotten Worse? What Parents Need to Know
One of my earliest memories of being bullied happened at a sleepover with my friend Dan. We were outside playing in a sandbox. Living in a small town, we had friends who lived within walking distance. Before long, two neighbor kids joined us. But they didn’t want to play in the sand. Instead, I found… View Post