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The Opposite of Criticism

Receiving is an act of kindness to the person who is trying to be kind to us. Every act of kindness is an act of courage. It makes us vulner

On every family vacation there are a couple days of adjusting. Everybody has to get used to being thrown together and in each others’ space.

Sometimes we have to make space our kids busy lives to allow them to experience boredom. If they are too scheduled or too plugged in to thei

When our mother announced there would be no TV at all that summer, we initially thought it was just one of her ideas. But over the next few

Have you ever felt you can’t get it right? Try the 3 S's

Our son just got really into Roblox and was chattering to us happily after screen time was over. He mentioned something another player said

Grit is important. You need grit. Your kids are going to need grit. But if grit is the main way you do life, it will fail you. So what is be

Imagine that you are incredibly successful. Everything comes to you easily, effortlessly. It is as though you float through your beautiful l

So as we talk to our parents in their role as grandparents, it can help to understand that there is a huge difference between the certainty

At recess we learned that challenges were fun, that we could run faster, climb higher, jump harder. We learned that failures were necessary