Chances are you've either got a summer vacation (or staycation) planned right now. For many of us, it's one of the highlights of summer. The two words we most often… Read More

...are not just I love you. I think every parent needs these three words too: I don't know. It was hard for me to say those words for the first… Read More

You've heard it before and some of you are currently living it. Time does move more and more quickly as your children grow up. When my boys were preschool age,… Read More

Years ago, one of my best friends and I were talking about something I got for free. I can't remember what it was, but it was something like a free… Read More

There are two kinds of people you encounter: people who give life and people who drain life out of you. You have dinner with a friend and leave feeling refreshed… Read More

Several years ago my family was going to the beach for spring break. It was a really hectic time at work, conferences were coming, deadlines were looming, and I didn’t… Read More

Did you hear about the New York mom who sued her daughter’s preschool because it hadn’t properly prepared her four-year-old for entrance exams for an elite education? “It is no… Read More

Most of us like to be liked. At least I do. And all of us start the parenting journey with this dream that we are going to have the best… Read More

I'm not the most emotional guy.  But emotions can play a powerful role in shaping our response to what's happening around us,  in us and in our families. If there's a… Read More

As a parent, you fight hard to find a family rhythm because what you make time for ultimately shapes what your child will value. In the first few years, parents… Read More