What Do We Do In Times Like This?
"So much has happened and so much now remains uncertain. Do we go back to work? Do we let the kids go to the park? Do we stay inside? Do we start homeschooling?A pandemic raises questions. It explodes...
4 Aug 20202min
You Gotta Take an Interest
"When Margaret Thatcher was in school as a young girl, she was assigned books like we all were. Some were boring. Some were exciting. Some were strange. But without fail, her father—with barely a high...
3 Aug 20202min
These Are Magic Words
"When you hear these three words, there can be only one response. To drop everything and look. To engage. To be flattered and excited, to love every second and to stare with rapt attention at your chi...
31 Jul 20202min
This Is the Secret to Your Hardest Job
"It doesn’t matter if you’re the president, a doctor, or an internationally touring musician—they all agree that the hardest job is being a parent. Because it’s not just a job. It’s the job that you h...
30 Jul 20203min
There Is No Party Line
"Should you let your kids have screen time when they’re younger? How young is too young to give them their first phone? What about sugar and processed foods? Should they get an allowance? Should you m...
29 Jul 20202min
Make Life More Promising When You’re Around
"F. Scott Fitzgerald lived a glamorous life and then he cracked up. All his talent. All his money. All the beauty and the passion evaporated. His wife, Zelda, wasn’t blameless in this collapse—both of...
28 Jul 20203min
It’s Hard to Be Them
"It would be nice if the world was nice. It would be nice if it was easy to be a kid. Unfortunately, it isn’t. It’s hard to be the smart kid. As Stefan Zweig said, 'no one suffers more than the gifted...
27 Jul 20202min
This Is the Tricky Balance
"School doesn’t matter. It just doesn’t. Have your grades from elementary school ever come up once in your life? Even a Harvard GPA is unnecessary on a resume. That 'permanent record' your teachers we...
24 Jul 20202min
