This Is How to Act
"It’s confusing to be a parent these days. Confusing to be a father, too. Because roles are in a state of flux. Expectations are always increasing. And of course, the world is an enormous mess.There’s...
17 Nov 20202min
You Have To Unlock This
Clearly, Dean Acheson’s parents did a good job. They raised him to be diligent enough to get into the best schools. They provided for him. They made him curious. They made him feel loved and safe.Yet ...
16 Nov 20202min
You Don’t Stop Teaching Your Kids
"Nell Painter was an accomplished adult. She was more than out from under her parents thumb—she was in her seventies. She was a world-class historian. Yet even then, her mother was teaching her.How di...
13 Nov 20202min
Yet Don’t Be Too Tough
"As we’ve talked about, you have to toughen your kids up. No one is well-served by parents who are soft, who let them be soft.But at the same time, many a tough parent has had to come to terms with th...
12 Nov 20202min
Make Them Feel Like They’re “Enough”
"Obviously you want them to be successful. You want them to be excellent—at whatever they do in this life. But it is essential, as you try to motivate and encourage and inspire them, that you are quit...
11 Nov 20202min
Not Just to Read, but to Read Critically
"An illiterate world is not a good one, but a world where people unthinkingly believe and accept everything they read is not that much better. So it’s great that you’re teaching your kids to read, but...
10 Nov 20202min
They’re Listening. They Really Are.
"Like so many dads, Harbaugh kept repeating this ridiculous line because, who knows why, that’s just what dads do. Not once in the five hundred times he said it over the course of their childhood did ...
9 Nov 20202min
You Have to Come Up With Challenges
"Of course, you want tough kids. You want boys who are active and resilient. You want girls who are active and resilient. You want them to be healthy, you want them to be able to overcome obstacles, y...
6 Nov 20202min
