Teach Children to Embrace their Mistakes Road Trip With Good Friends A couple weeks ago I was on a road trip with some good friends. We went to Buffalo for […]
Category: Parenting
The Challenge of Authenticity
The Challenge of Authenticity Showing My Whole Self Authenticity is challenging. When I am authentic with somebody I am exposing a deep vulnerability. I can’t be authentic without showing the […]
Rejecting my Position as an Authority Figure
Rejecting my position as an authority figure Yesterday I spent the whole day with my daughter. We drove around doing errands and some shopping. A Relationship Filled With Ease The […]
Competing Parenting Priorities
Competing Parenting Priorities The Pattern of Priorities In working with families over the years I have noticed one of the most common obstacles that people face is competing or contradictory […]
Be a Parenting Ninja
Storming the Castle When the ninja would plan to take over a fortified castle they would do attack on many fronts. They would send some soldiers in to attack directly, […]
Your Relationship With Your Kids Will Never Be Fair
Your Relationship With Your Kids Will Never Be Fair. It can be beautiful, fun, peaceful and harmonious, but fair… Not so much. This is a source of much stress to […]
You’re Pushing my Buttons
You’re pushing my buttons An event on the elevator The other day I was in the elevator and a family came in. It was a mom and two kids. The […]
The Four Problems With Punishment
I haven’t written directly about punishment in a while so I thought it might be good to say a few words on the topic. If you have been following my […]
Talking to Vivek is Just Like Reading His Blog
The Importance of Language I was at a dance event yesterday and while I was waiting in line to get in I was having a chat with a few friends. […]
The Spiral Of Infinite Growth
The Spiral Of Infinite Growth I have been writing a blog post a day for almost a year. In fact this very post is my 364th. Writing every day has […]