Car Talk
One thing I’ve done an excellent job passing down to my kids is my gift of procrastination. I mean really… why do today what you could do tomorrow? It’s like a fine wine, putting off a task … fermenting with age. But, unlike a fine wine, the...
The Paralytic Power of the Superlative
With beautiful weather upon us, park time has reentered our picture. Blessed to live less than a block away from one of the prettiest parks in our area, we often grab rackets or soccer and volley balls then race to see who gets their first. “We” might be a...
Afraid to Fail… or Let Your Kid Fail?
Okay, so maybe with “Cleaning House” coming out in a month, and all that goes on with talking/writing about it – I just might have youth entitlement on my mind. I thought I would share with you a fun article on failure … and what can come of...
Entitlement in the News Again, and Sneak Peek
It doesn’t surprise me that once a week a major news source reports on societal trends in youth entitlement or enabling parenting… but twice in one week?! Yikes Monday it was NPR (remember the Easter Egg Hunt Canceled Due to Aggressive Parents), Thursday...
American Dreaming
Yesterday, NPR reported on the latest in a seemingly never-ending revelation that parents are enabling kids. It apparently goes so much farther than enabling. It’s hard to find the right word to describe the absurd lengths to which parents go these days to...
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