“I just want to be happy!” Young and old, male and female, rich and poor, we utter these six simple words. If you ask parents what they most want for their kids, they say the same thing—“I just want them to be happy.” Why is this precious human emotion so available to some and so […]
Harnessing the Power of Awe
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. They to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, are as good as dead: their eyes are closed.” ~ Albert Einstein Do you feel that time is rushing by and you […]
Do You Want to Avoid the Next Fight?
Most people are now aware that high levels of conflict–loud, angry or bitter fighting–can be tremendously destructive not only to marriages and intimate relationships but can cause lasting harm to the children caught in the crossfire. As painful as divorce can be for kids, what we know now is that excessive fighting is what troubles […]
10 Tips to Help Kids Cope with War & Traumatic Events
“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, ‘Mother, what was war?’” ~Eve Merriam These are uncertain, turbulent times, colored as they are by fears about war and terrorism. As a result, children as well as adults are experiencing higher levels of stress. When a flu bug is going around, conscientious parents […]
10 Tips to Get Your Kids to Read
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” -Dr. Seuss in I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! School’s out and summer is upon us. Parents everywhere are trying to figure out what to do with their kids. One universal problem, documented […]
The Aftermath of the Isla Vista Massacre: What Can Be Learned
The tragedy in Isla Vista has left my precious Santa Barbara community—and the nation—reeling. The senseless violence, claiming the lives of innocent young people, has stimulated many different conversations…Conversations about mental illness, about more stringent gun control laws, about violence against women, about inappropriate parenting and the rise of narcissism. No one, myself included, wants […]
