We all know what boyhood should be. We carry the iconic images of Huck Finn, of boys trading baseball cards and carrying slingshots in their back pockets, of tree houses and “no girls allowed.” If we’re parents of sons we …

When we think of masculine men, we (women at least) envision those with one overriding quality: a spine of steel. Nothing makes a woman’s heart melt like a man with courage and resolve. We admire men who are willing to …

I believe that folks who comment on books or movies they haven’t read or seen are intellectually dishonest. Since I haven’t seen The Hunger Games, or read the books, I am not going to comment on whether or not …

Assignment: Read Chapter 9 “Let Go of Fear”

Watch this video:

CHALLENGE:

Come clean with your biggest fears. Bringing them into the open and facing them head on is the only way that we can desensitize the power that they …

The New York Times recently ran a story about the staggering numbers of unwed mothers under thirty who are having children. The national average of single women under 30 years old having children is 53 % but in one small …

Many of you responded to my “redshirting” post and I thank you for your responses. I would like to clarify a few things because I think that, in the interest in writing a concise post, many points were missed.

First, …

I often get this question: How can I win the dressing wars with my daughter?

Many parents tear their hair out over clothing wars with their daughters which can start as young as second grade. This timing makes sense. Around …

CBS’ 60 Minutes aired a segment on the increasing popularity of “redshirting”, or holding kids back from entering kindergarten by one year. The reason that most parents cite (at least on the CBS segment) for doing this is to …

Read Chapter 8: Find Ways to Live Simply

It’s easy to get overwhelmed these days.

That cell phone that you keep tethered to your side either rings constantly or it regularly bleats, alerting you to new text messages.  Mail in …

During her son’s seven-year old well visit, Sue told me that her son, Corbin, was having some temper issues. I asked her to describe them. “Well,” she said, sometimes he just has meltdowns. For instance, if I tell him to …