They give away power, in a good way. If I’ve learned anything during this pandemic, it’s that feeling powerless in the face of something much bigger than me that controls my life…is…terrifying. Do my children…
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Pandemic Stress and Parenting Guilt
Does Your Cup Runneth Over? During this global crisis, I’ve seen many new themes show up in my work with parents, but none is more prevalent than the parenting stress during pandemic and the guilt…
Bananas to Bananas: A Game for the Whole Family
Today’s game suggestion comes to you straight from my kids’ imaginations. My son made up this game over dinner one night, and it’s called Bananas to Bananas. It’s a variation on Apples to Apples but…
20 (Thousand) Questions – The Perfect Boredom Buster:
This is a variation on the class 20 (Thousand) Questions game we all know and used to love. But in this case, there’s no counting and no limit. How to Play Someone thinks of a…
Let’s Play a Game: Creative ways to keep kids happy at the table, on a hike, or in the car
If your kids are anything like mine, they can hardly sit still for an entire family meal, they complain on long car rides, and they act like dying snails on the shortest of hikes. In…
Word Chains: A Simple Game to Pass Time and Engage Bored Kids
For my series on “Games to play on a hike, at the dinner table, or in the car with kids,” I’ve been experimenting with variations of our family’s Word Chains game to keep my bored…
Patience and Compassion Rise and Fall Together
Have you ever “tried to be more patient” with your child? How’s that going for you? It’s hard, right? Telling yourself to have the opposite feeling is like looking in the mirror and lying about…
How to be 1% Better Every Day
“Compounding is the greatest mathematical discovery of all time.” — Albert Einstein The quest to become a better version of yourself often feels like a roller coaster ride. It’s hard. And it’s usually so uneven….
How To Become Ridiculously Self-Aware In 20 Minutes
Four years ago my sister got me something that would dramatically alter the direction of my life. In fact, it was probably the most influential gift I’ve ever received. It would help me find my…
What’s the Point of Self-Improvement Anyway?
There’s a paradox with self-improvement and it is this: the ultimate goal of all self-improvement is to reach the point where you no longer feel the need to improve yourself. Think about it: The whole…