Reminding myself that my kids are their own people, and parenting is messy.
Learn to Love Learning
Trying to do it all? Getting burned out on learning isn’t a great place to be. Some thoughts to consider.
Building a Constructive Summer with Joyce Wong
Want to work with your kids to create a summer that feels useful in terms of learning and exploring as well as relaxing? I recently spoke with educator Joyce Wong about building a constructive summer. Here’s our conversation.
Hurricane Finance
College life is teaching Lexie about money management. It’s not always fun, though she’s learning a lot.
Not Thriving, Just Surviving
Stress — it’s not really our friend. One teen learns to say no.
Big Decisions: It’s Been Sitting Out So to Eat or Not to Eat…
Lexie recently wrote about her experience and learnings via freedom that has come with college and being more on her own. After reading the post (particularly the line “…but there’s something different about having to completely care for yourself…”), I…
Learning through the Freedom of College
What if we’re our own best teachers, mentors, guides, and gurus? Note that this isn’t saying we don’t need other people and outside resources — we all do! Outside ideas can offer new perspectives and ideas (especially helpful if we…
Love Me Those Breakups
After reading my thoughts on positive thinking (Positive Thinking Or Micromanaging? Let’s Talk Baby Steps), my teen found herself examining some of her own thoughts and experiences — and had this to share about relationships, dating, breakups, and the “think…
Voices, Problems, and Sanity Light Bulbs
My middle child is learning to read. It’s interesting to watch. Earlier this year, he was assigned to a reading/spelling group at school The teachers didn’t specifically note the different groups were based on skill level, but I wasn’t born…
Effing Stuff Up
*Note: Today’s food for thought contains some four letter words. I’m including them because they would have gotten my younger self’s attention to something important I needed to learn if I wanted to move out of depression, eating disorders, and…