If you have a boy in school who gets in trouble from time to time, you might feel your boy is unique. It doesn't seem to happen to any of the others. Parents have a specific from of selective bias after all. When we walk onto the schoolyard, we hone … [Read more...] about You stand by his side
Full Contact Listening
Listening to children is a full body engagement. The ears are part of listening, but only a part. Listening to your child reminds you of your body, requires all your senses and takes place in your heart. You don't seek to understand what is going on … [Read more...] about Full Contact Listening
46 ways to make sure your son doesn’t vote for Trump (Video version
44 ways to make sure your son will never vote for Trump (or somebody like him)
Our 45 is not a straw man. He is the epitome of everything that is wrong with being a man in our society. And he presents a terrible role model for our boys, because he is violent, narcissistic, dumb, uncaring, untrustworthy. In other words, he is … [Read more...] about 44 ways to make sure your son will never vote for Trump (or somebody like him)
If you can’t out-wrestle them, out-clown them
Last week I wrote about the benefits of wrestling with your kid. But kids grow up so much faster these days, at least, so it seems. And they get stronger. They get so strong that it's hard to wrestle with them. And when your kid wants to go … [Read more...] about If you can’t out-wrestle them, out-clown them
Ash Wednesday and Lent
This is the kind of fast day I’m after: to break the chains of injustice, get rid of exploitation in the workplace, free the oppressed, cancel debts. What I’m interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless … [Read more...] about Ash Wednesday and Lent