Our anxious scenarios— of coronavirus, of preparing for a two week quarantine, do not settle down at night. They climb into bed with us. Here are two easy ways to help you sleep.
Our anxious scenarios— of coronavirus, of preparing for a two week quarantine, do not settle down at night. They climb into bed with us. Here are two easy ways to help you sleep.
Have your children ever hated their holiday gifts? Here are some strategies for you and your children to learn to handle disappointment more gracefully.
Have your children ever hated their holiday gifts? Here are some strategies for you and your children to learn to handle disappointment more gracefully.
We don’t have to do the far reach to someone else’s shoes to empathize with their struggle. We can do the much shorter commute, the very local one, to our own.
We don’t have to do the far reach to someone else’s shoes to empathize with their struggle. We can do the much shorter commute, the very local one, to our own.
No matter where your child is accepted, no matter where they attend, this moment does not determine their worth, nor does it define where they will go in their lives.
No matter where your child is accepted, no matter where they attend, this moment does not determine their worth, nor does it define where they will go in their lives.
How knowing to look for the "aha middle"—and realizing that there are legitimate reasons behind every difference we encounter—can help us begin to anticipate each other’s stories.
How knowing to look for the "aha middle"—and realizing that there are legitimate reasons behind every difference we encounter—can help us begin to anticipate each other’s stories.
While we may pin our hurt on others, it is really our beliefs about the meaning of events, about ourselves, about how things should be that are the culprits.
While we may pin our hurt on others, it is really our beliefs about the meaning of events, about ourselves, about how things should be that are the culprits.
A chill comes over you and, paralyzed with fear, you worry if you really comprehend what this new life together might bring or even if you should really bring it.
A chill comes over you and, paralyzed with fear, you worry if you really comprehend what this new life together might bring or even if you should really bring it.
Even in a crisis, even in an emergency, we work in shifts. Some of us always need to be on love duty. We need to put the oxygen masks on our relationships first.
Even in a crisis, even in an emergency, we work in shifts. Some of us always need to be on love duty. We need to put the oxygen masks on our relationships first.
Kids in college, apart from parent's texts, phone calls and occasional visits, are suddenly set with the task of carrying their own lives on their backs.
Kids in college, apart from parent's texts, phone calls and occasional visits, are suddenly set with the task of carrying their own lives on their backs.
Parents are always in charge and the best way to show is not to rub it in, but to redirect your child's demands and teach them the difference between a preference and a protocol.
Parents are always in charge and the best way to show is not to rub it in, but to redirect your child's demands and teach them the difference between a preference and a protocol.
We don’t need to proclaim that your marriage is more important than your children. Let's just agree your relationship with your kids and your spouse are different.
We don’t need to proclaim that your marriage is more important than your children. Let's just agree your relationship with your kids and your spouse are different.