Get Rid of Your Preconceived Notions
One of the things Napoleon advised his generals against was “forming a picture” of the battle. What he meant was that your preconceived notions, your predictions, were a dangerous liability in somethi...
31 Jan 20202min
You Must Engage With The Slime
Rules and regulations are important. A child needs to learn what behaviors are acceptable and which ones are not. They need structure and guidance. They need to learn about responsibility and accounta...
30 Jan 20203min
Don’t Baby Them When It Comes to Books
It’s interesting to think about the steady decline in expectations for our kids when it comes to reading. Sure, we want them to be able to read earlier than ever, but what about what they read? Not lo...
29 Jan 20202min
Teach them Early Where Their Value Lies
The ancient writer—and father—Plutarch tells us of a parenting strategy he discovered in the works of Plato. “Young people must be taught from childhood,” he said, “that it is not right to wear gold o...
28 Jan 20202min
You Are Not A Babysitter
The late ESPN broadcaster—and father of two girls—Stuart Scott, was once sitting in a restaurant with some friends and their respective children. Everyone was having fun, and it was one of those delig...
27 Jan 20202min
You Will Want A Crowded Table
Right now, you’re thinking about what all the other parents are doing. What schools they’re getting their kids into. What the best strollers are. You’re thinking about how to get them to do their home...
24 Jan 20202min
What Do You Think You Look Like When You’re Anxious?
A couple weeks ago, we talked about the sobering exercise of trying to observe other people getting upset or losing their temper at their kids. Nothing wakes you up quite like catching a reflection of...
23 Jan 20203min
This Is Good Advice For Your Kids
We’ve talked before about David Epstein’s wonderful book Range, which advises against premature specialization—in athletes, in kids, in intellectual development. It tends to be better, he writes, to p...
22 Jan 20202min
