10 02, 2023

Parents!: Watch or Listen to My MindsJournal Podcast on Positive Pushing

By | February 10th, 2023|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Last night, I spoke  to an international audience on TheMindsJournal.com's "Expert Mind Talks" series about my very first parenting book, Positive Pushing: How to Raise a Successful and Happy Child (still relevant after all these years). My presentation was followed by a Q&A with the audience in which some very challenging, and all too common, [...]

12 02, 2020

Saturday Evening Post column: How to Get Major Life Decisions Right

By | February 12th, 2020|Categories: Saturday Evening Post|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, How to Get Major Life Decisions Right. My column explores one simple, yet not easy, question: “How do I make the right decision that will have such a huge impact on my life when it isn’t at all clear what the best decision is?” There are no [...]

16 07, 2019

Saturday Evening Post column: Life is Fragile; Say ‘I Love You’ A Lot

By | July 16th, 2019|Categories: Personal Growth, Saturday Evening Post|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

The Saturday Evening Post just published my latest Change Your Mind column titled "Life is Fragile: Say 'I Love You a Lot." Life can seem so fragile and uncertain sometimes, so it's important to let the people we love know how we feel, just in case.

15 08, 2017

Kids & Screen Time: Two Perspectives

By | August 15th, 2017|Categories: Parenting, Technology|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

As the author of a book on the impact of technology on children and families, Raising Generation Tech, I have a strong professional interest in the role that the myriad of devices and screen time now found in the hands of children and their parents alike plays in the development of young people and the [...]

13 06, 2016

Four Reasons Why Your Kids Should Play Sports

By | June 13th, 2016|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , |0 Comments

As any sports parent knows, it’s often a challenge to get your kids to the practice field, court, course, hill, or what-have you every day on time and ready to go. I admit that I can be a bit of a taskmaster with my own kids (who’s main sport is ski racing) on those days [...]

2 03, 2015

4 Rituals to Create a “Green Family”

By | March 2nd, 2015|Categories: Environment, Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the best ways to communicate any message to your children is through regular rituals that are woven into the fabric of your family’s lives. The consistency of intention and action help ingrain the messages you want your children to get most. The use of rituals is very effective in teaching your children about [...]

24 02, 2015

Two More Reasons Why Your Kids Should Ski Race

By | February 24th, 2015|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

My family just returned from Ski Week (otherwise known as Winter Break for nonskiers) up in Tahoe where our two daughters (9 and 7) are members of the Sugar Bowl Ski Team. As many of you may know, California is suffering through a fourth straight year of drought. The temperatures were well above freezing at [...]

8 12, 2014

5 Ways to Weave Gratitude into Your Family’s Life

By | December 8th, 2014|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

To ensure that your children embrace the value of gratitude, you must immerse them in a culture of gratitude. You can do this by weaving gratitude into the very fabric of your family life. Our family has a “Mo’ Grat” ritual every evening when we sit down for dinner. In this case, it means “Moment [...]

3 11, 2014

5 Words of Kindness to Teach Your Children Gratitude

By | November 3rd, 2014|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my last post, I described five messages that parents can send to their children to instill the value and practice of gratitude. In this post, I’ll discuss how kind words can be another means through which you can convey the importance of gratitude to your children. My family’s ‘catchphrase’ for gratitude is “Mo’ Grat,” [...]

21 10, 2014

5 Messages of Gratitude You Can Send Your Children

By | October 21st, 2014|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |2 Comments

In my last post, I introduced you to power of gratitude in the lives of children and families. In this post, I will show you how gratitude can be communicated to your children through many conduits. That' s a good thing because, maybe more than any other message, you're going to have to send the [...]