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The Great Map Adventure: When Kids don't feel Capable

I suggested the boys ride their bikes to discover where the new house was. They expressed anxiety, they weren’t sure where to turn right whe

Swooping Seagulls: Nature Teaches Kids with Natural Consequences

We warned them. The waiter warned them. The seagulls were everywhere and aggressive. If they left their food unattended for a moment, those

Dread of Disney: Waiting in Line on Family Vacation

I don't know a better time to practice waiting with your kids then a trip to Disney. It took me until the end of the vacation to figure

The Summer of No TV: Why Boredom Breeds Creativity Part 1

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

4 S's of Being a Confident Parent

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

Better than Grit: Growing your Child's Resilience.

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

3 Steps to Help Your Child Grow from Failure

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

School or Recess: Can Your Family Find the Fun in Failure?

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

Failing to Succeed: Parenting Mistakes are How We Learn.

We can see failure as a big problem. Or we can see it as the positive it is. If you failed it means you tried. If you failed it means you ha

Try Something: Parenting the Messy Way with the 4S's

This is about bringing our creativity into our parenting leadership, so we can stop reacting to all the anxiety producing shoulds we’ve been

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