Category: Newsletter
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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…
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Newsletter 2/5/25, Don’t Be That Adult In The Room: Building Self-Awareness for Better Parenting
You know that person in the room who isn’t self-aware? I laughed at the examples in this article. They regularly broach sensitive topics. Drama follows wherever they go. They can’t take feedback. They overestimate their capabilities. Success is theirs, failure is someone else’s. They never change their minds. Yeah, those people stink. So don’t be one.…
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Newsletter 1/15, Keeping Your Cool When Your Kids Are Crazy
If you’re parenting long enough, you will eventually lose your cool. You’re going to get angry, sad, and feel all the feels. It’s inevitable. Someone once told me about a helpful metaphor: Imagine you are the coke can, and parenting is shaking you up. When the pressure builds and someone pops the top…EXPLOSION! But if…
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Newsletter 1/7/2026,The Most Helpful Parenting Strategy I’ve EVER Found
I’m not exaggerating with this title. This is 100% the most helpful parenting strategy. It is disarming. It works with kids of all ages. It not only solves current problems….it also does the work of shaping our kids into independent thinkers, confident problem solvers, and building a culture of mutual respect in our homes.