One great enemy of healthy attachment to adults is the social pressure to prepare kids for their future by getting them proper education, usually implying more and earlier schooling, in a more test-driven form, along with more and earlier extracurricular … Read More

Many adults have so bought the consumerist lie, “if you want it, you should get it,” they consider it downright mean to show a child that sometimes our wants are futile and beside the point.

Many adults have seen and experienced the abuse of authority. We must use this as a catalyst to accept authority responsibly and in love, not to discard it as an outdated concept.

Many adults fear a relationship with children which fails to acknowledge a child’s feelings. We must not make the equally great mistake of allowing a child’s feelings to direct his/her life and our adult interaction.

In our 21st century world, most children’s daily schedules lack clear time to rest. What is more, many adults try to prevent chlldren form rest because they have learned to use exhaustion as their ally in getting kids to sleep at night. Because children are … Read More

In our 21st century world, many believe the lie that a child can’t control himself and needs us to manage and babysit his every behavior to keep him safe. Last week, we talked about the importance of providing kids clear, authoritative … Read More

In our 21st century world, many believe the lie that a child can’t control himself in an antique store, and that he doesn’t want adult help to do so. Our culture has a habit of labeling kids high-spirited, adventurous, or curious … Read More

In our 21st century world, our kids need to develop the ability to powerfully choose what to focus on. Just as our culture exploits snacky eating habits, so too we indulge in snacky media habits. We graze over pointless information and count it … Read More

In our 21st century world, more people are killed by obesity than by malnutrition. Our snacky eating habits, with food always at hand, are killing us with the same voracity as the famines of old. As adults, we must take very seriously … Read More

In our 21st century world, we have deprived most children of the joy of making a contribution. It wasn’t long ago, people had more children because they needed more workers on the farm. We can and should be thankful this … Read More