Let Them Play…I Mean Adults
Play is essential for a child’s healthy development. But as we mature into adulthood, we often leave play behind. We get busy in our vocational lives, caught up in the busyness of maintaining a home...
View ArticleGet Connected
Many forces in our society pull families apart. Each family member becomes involved in their own activities, pursuing their individual interests and individual growth. Unfortunately, this can easily...
View ArticleCheck Out This Play Research Completed by the Experts—Our Children
Researchers from Aarhus University interviewed hundreds of play experts about the crucial elements of “good” play. Interestingly, the experts interviewed were the children themselves. Using the data...
View Article“You’re Such a 5-Year-Old”
My daughter is fond of telling me, “You are such a 5-year-old,” when I do something silly to tease her. I know she’s playing; and really, I take it as a compliment. So, I just smile and do something...
View ArticleBoost Your Children’s Mental Health
The news is out. You can help boost your child’s mental health with this simple, nonpharmaceutical prescription. An analysis of over 375 trials involving more than 38,000 young people found that this...
View ArticleA Must-Have for Your Marriage
Many actions build a healthy, happy marriage: good communication, time spent together, conflict resolution, forgiveness, giving voice to our admiration and gratitude, continually learning about our...
View ArticleLet Them Play…And Learn
Children seem to have less and less time for free, independent play in our society. Many preschools have even become more “academic” in their approach. But independent play, especially pretend play,...
View ArticleOur Children: Curious or Confident?
Curiosity compels us to explore, to find things out…often with no material reward. We just enjoy learning about those things that arouse our curiosity. Researchers at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute...
View Article“Boys Will Be Boys”
If you have sons, you know they can be a handful. They’re constantly on the go and full of energy. In fact, boys are wired to learn through experiential play and activity, especially in their younger...
View ArticleFamily Weapons of Resistance in a World of Division
At first glance our world appears divided and broken beyond repair. Various factions spew words of anger and hatred at one another, words armed with sarcastic ridicule and demeaning labels. Conspiracy...
View ArticleThe Power to Overcome
The power to overcome… isn’t that a wonderful gift to give our children? Wouldn’t you love to instill in your children the confidence, intelligence, problem-solving ability, and persistence to...
View ArticleThe Work of Children…and Adults
Fred Rogers is credited with saying, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” I agree....
View ArticleThe Success of the “Good Enough Parent”
Donald Winnicott, a British pediatrician, coined the term “good enough mother” in the 1950’s. Today, however, many parents fear that “good enough” just isn’t good enough. They strive to become the...
View ArticleSatisfy the Hunger and Thirst for Play
We are born with 100 billion neurons in our brain… and they are hungry to learn. In fact, they thirst for knowledge from the moment we’re born until we pass away. Surprising to some, one of the most...
View ArticleTeach Your Children How to “Mind Read”
“Mind reading” is one of the most important skills our children can learn. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not talking about crystal ball stuff or telepathy. I mean developing what psychologists call a “theory...
View ArticleFour Shares of a Happy Marriage
To nurture a happy, healthy marriage we have to share. Although it sounds obvious and simple on the surface, it reveals a deeper challenge. Couples naturally share a bed, belongings, and a home, but...
View ArticleDon’t Squelch Your Little Creative Genius
Children are born creative geniuses. At least that’s what a study by George Landis of NASA discovered (Learn more about that study in this TedTalk). He had developed a test for NASA to determine the...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong with Kids Today?
In 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics, along with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children’s Hospital Association issued a “joint statement to the Biden...
View ArticleWant Your Child to Listen Better? Then Play!
Children don’t always listen the way we’d like. Who are we kidding? Adults don’t always listen the way we’d like either. In fact, I don’t always listen as attentively as I know I should. Come to think...
View ArticleA Special Note to Fathers
Congratulations. Being a father is one of the greatest joys you will ever experience…if you jump all in and get involved. Don’t stand back timidly watching as “the women” do the “baby work.” Jump in....
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