Big Kid
Are My Children Jerks?
A parent has a question about raising kids to be kind and thoughtful people because she is fearful that despite best efforts, they are raising jerks. It’s a common fear.
Big Kid
Feeling Blue in a Red State: Teens, Politics, and the Party Line
A reader asks how to handle a teen who buys into majority politics in what she sees as extreme state, but really, the issue is teaching both critical thinking and tolerance.
Big Kid
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Teaching older kids about the ins and outs of respect has to be about reminding them that they control themselves and no one else, but it’s tricky territory.
Young Child
Kindness Matters
We have one rule in our house. But it is more than just a rule it is a way of living. It is two simple words. Be Kind.
Big Kid
Caught, Not Taught
I’ve been thinking about the qualities that people most often comment about in my children and how they learned those things.