'You are allowed to be mad, but you are not allowed to be mean.' Repeat after me: Anger is a normal emotion. I know it may seem as...

Kids in general do best with two things: A) rules and structure and B) the ability to be in control themselves. Ah, how can that be,...

I saw this once somewhere in Internet land. Since boys are home from school for a week-long break, this is completely useful right now!...

At the beginning of every school year, my boys and I have a discussion along the same lines: one can never have too many friends. One...

Let me show you another way. Sometimes, the words you use (or don’t use) say everything. Sometimes, the tone and the delivery give an...

Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. When you look at a person, any person, remember that everyone...

Kindness by Ansel Brown (age 8 when he wrote this) Kindness means being nice on purpose like helping them carry the lunch basket or...

I don’t know if I (we?) feel it more because we are overseas and away from the comfort of family, if I have more time to reflect and be...

You know that there are cat people and dog people, right? I’m not sure if this is really a statement about personality so much as...

5 things you can do as a parent to make an immediate positive impact on your kids. And yourself. Win, win. 1. Hug them more. ...

As we get to the end of January and the shine of your New Year's Resolutions begin to tarnish a bit, maybe it is time to think about what...

Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. ~ The Bhagavad Gita Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about...

“The moon doesn’t consider one phase better than another; she just glows, equally stunning at each turn. Why should we be any different?”...

Eating is complicated; it’s hard to know what you should or should not put in your -and your family’s collective mouths. Rules and...

No, not the big BAD C. We're talking Change. Here we are again, the beginning of yet another new year, a fresh start, a new slate, ‘tis...

I love multi-tasking expressions; hey, if I can be a multi-tasker, why can’t a phrase, right? I love it when a phrase transcends its...

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound...

Yes, I know men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but … boys and girls? I think they benefit from a lot of the same things. ...

In less than a week, we will have a teenager in the house. You’d think this wouldn’t be such an awe-inspiring shock-inducing moment …...

Well, here it is, ‘tis the season. Ho! Ho! Ho! Well, according to certain larger-than-necessary shopping establishments in the US, we...