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Six is a strange age, an age that straddles a line between early and middle childhood. Six can be by turns timid and cuddly, or brashly bold and confident. It’s difficult to predict which Six you’ll get at any given moment. Six is the perfect age for trying on various selves and […]

Yesterday was my daughter’s first day of school. I asked her if she wanted to go early and play on the playground, and she said, “No!”
For a moment I was surprised, because she loves the playground, and then I understood. She’s new to this school, and she would rather walk in […]

       
In real life you get to change jobs. In parenting your job changes you. (You thought I was going to say, “you get to change diapers”, didn’t you?)
In real life you get a salary. In parenting you try to serve celery.
In real life you wonder whether anyone likes you. In parenting you know […]

I recently shared the news on my personal blog that my marriage is ending. I know I don’t have to go into how devastated and frustrated and sad I feel. This is not something I would have ever wanted, yet it has become "the right thing." So, here I am, trying to do the right […]

I was really fortunate to speak with Jenifer Fox this week for the LD Podcast. Jenifer is the President of the Purnell School, an all-girl’s boarding school, and the author of Your Child’s Strengths- Discover Them, Develop Them, Use Them. We talked about a range of subjects, but the most important one of […]