The other day my friend called me to talk about my daughter’s behavior at a birthday party. My daughter—almost 4 years old—had been rather mean to her friend, and had encouraged another girl to join her in an exclusive game. My daughter’s friend was confused and hurt, while her mother watched sadly from the sidelines.
I […]

How many times a day do you say, “I can’t”?How can two little words mean so much?
These five letters, however, carry immense power within them.
When given the chance, these words can hold down hopes, suppress dreams and forbid actions that would change the world.
But of course, there is an antidote to the damage these words […]

My friend took a test on the internet to determine how much she consumes. At the end, the computer condescendingly spat out, “Congratulations! If everyone in the world consumed the way you do, it would take 2 1/2 worlds to sustain us!” She decided to dramatically decrease her habits of consumption for the following three […]

Let me just put this out there right off the bat: I have had a rough week.
My middle son, almost 5, raked me over the coals for four days with his poor behavior, causing me to second guess everything I thought I had properly taught him. An unqualified source gave me a long list […]