Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 3 of 3)

The trends are not looking good for the mental and emotional health of young people, across all demographics. For instance, … More

Take Your Kids Outdoors

Kids spend well over 40 HOURS per week in front of electronic screens, but less than 40 MINUTES per week … More

Summer School. Summer Job. Summer Reading. Yes, parents need to keep kids mentally active and productive in the summer. Growing … More

Have Fun with Your Child ASAP Good parenting has an order of operations. Insides come first. A child should feel … More

First Connect, Then Guide The best parents are the ones who are deeply connected with their children and offer support … More

So, your teenager is injured and is out for the rest of the season. Of course, his or her initial … More

How to Turn Kids On To Nature I can’t tell you how many times one of my middle school students … More

My wife, my 13 year old son, and I went to see The Taming of the Shrew outdoors last night … More

The Race to Nowhere is a film that will make you think deeply about what a good education looks like. … More

fandango |fanˈda ng gō| noun 1. a lively Spanish dance. 2. a foolish or useless act or thing. In May … More

I grew up with the Atari 2600 video game system. It was the cultural phenomenon of 1978, right along with … More

Every parent of an athletic child wonders if their kid has a shot at the big time. Well, let’s look … More

I once heard a speaker named Dan Miller at an educator’s conference tell the audience about how he learned to … More

Yesterday afternoon was a cold one – a great day to be inside with some hot chocolate. The wind chill … More

Shaping Your Future Worker By: Ken Canfield Don’t you wonder – and worry – about your child’s future career path? … More

Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years is quite good, but the end of chapter 29 is … More

D.H. Lawrence, the literary giant, advised parents and teachers a century ago: “How to begin to educate a child. First … More

“Just believe in yourself, and you can achieve anything.” “Pursue your dream, and don’t let anyone tell you that you … More

As preteens enter the hallways of middle school for the first time, they often feel totally overwhelmed by the amount … More

After a weekend out of town at my son’s soccer tournament, I’m a little tired of hearing, “Did you win?” … More

The most common questions that parents have today are all related to Facebook, since every student wants full access and … More

Children of the Screen As much as I like FaceBook and text messaging, I know that it needs to be … More