Helping Our Kids Process the Pandemic When the world shut down, I took to heart the mandate to shelter at home. Given a promise of two weeks to flatten the curve, my husband and I worked hard to make life manageable and even joyful for our children. In those two weeks at home, we Zoomed, […]
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Tell Me Your Story, I’m Listening…
March 2020 presented the world with unparalleled difficulties. With the exception of essential workers, the globe morphed into a society of shut-ins. Highways emptied. Cars sat in driveways. The world fell eerily silent. Then silence turned into murmurs. Those murmurs turned into a deafening roar as the news of George Floyd’s death swept the nation. […]
Concierge Parenting
“It’s called ‘concierge parenting’,” my friend said as we shook our heads at the out-of-hand-actions of kids these days. Just as a concierge does all he can to make your hotel stay pleasant, concierge parents do whatever they can to make sure their children have a pleasant childhood. Does It Work? Well just this year: […]