Category: Newsletter
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Practical Parenting Strategies for Every Age, Parent Newsletter, 06/25/2026
A few weeks ago, my 12-year-old — almost 13 — left his lunch in my car when I dropped him off at camp at 9 am. About twenty minutes after drop-off, I was sitting at a stoplight, already running late to an appointment, when I looked down and saw his lunch sitting there. In that…
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Navigating Tough Conversations with Kids
One of my favorite things about hosting What Great Teachers Know That All Parents Can Use is discovering how much wisdom from schools applies around the kitchen table. But in my May 15 podcast conversation with Rebecca Malotke-Meslin, leadership coach, speaker, and founder of Pleasantly Aggressive, I was struck by something even bigger: Parenting is not just teaching. Parenting…
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BIG News! My Book Is Now Available…Perfect Timing For Mother’s Day
Discover the Paradoxes of Parenting with wisdom that blends spirituality and practicality. Available now on Amazon and Westbow Press.
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Reflection: Capitalize on the Calm Before The Roller Coaster Of “Maycember”, Newsletter 4/23/26
For many of us, the end of the school year comes like the downhill drop of a roller coaster: fast, fun, loud, a little disorienting, and full of twists and turns….Every year, May arrives with its own kind of velocity. We try to be present, keep up, enjoy it, and not let the whole thing…
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Newsletter 3/19/26, When Should We Start Thinking About College? (Earlier Than You Think, but not so much about when as how)
Let me just say the quiet part out loud. If you are a parent at an independent school — paying real tuition, making real sacrifices — there is a good chance that one of the reasons you chose that school is to improve your child’s chances of getting into a “good college.” You may not…
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Newsletter 2/19, Raising Kids Who Won’t be Bullied…OR be the bully
I think this might be one of my worst fears as a parent. That my kids will either become the kid who is bullied or become the bully. Maybe you feel the same… But I have good news. We have influence. There are qualities that we can work to cultivate in our kids by the way…
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Newsletter 2/12/26, Practice Makes….Perfect? A Parenting Perspective Shift Based In Neuroscience
Horvath is a neuroscientist, so he talked about how the brain learns. One of his key messages was thatwe cannot learn without repetition. To master something, we must practice. Well, of course, you say. That’s not news. But here’s the shift. Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes….
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Newsletter 1/28/26, Finding Your Parenting ‘Why’ to become the Strong and Kind Adult In The Room
Growing up, I just assumed I would always have kids. But I never really paused to ask why. Why did I actually want to have a family? What is the point? What are we trying to build over the long haul? How do my faith and values actually show up in my parenting on a random Tuesday…