Often, I hear from parents, “I wish I had helpful kids.” Others will see my kids making a sandwich and say, “My kids won’t do that.” My first question is, …
Teaching Contribution to Kids (and Building Confidence as a By-Product)
Chores. This is a laborious topic isn’t it? Each year, we discuss chores at our house. We believe in contribution from all members of the family as soon as they …
Time to Spin
You know, there are times when one has to be serious. I mean, seriously hunker down and get to the tough discussions. Politics, ethics, putting it out there for mulling …
Balancing on Contingencies
Often I get a plan together and even when it has multiple contingencies, I’m back to the drawing board. I’ve learned, over time, to make certain plans extremely flexible- sometimes …