Posts Tagged ‘child’
“How did I end up here?”
Two years ago, in an attempt to run across the Grand Canyon (and back), I got a bit lost. After a side trip to a waterfall off the main trail, I couldn’t find my way back to the path. I didn’t realize I was lost until I was walking up on a ledge and the…
Read More“….right next to Dad’s.”
I’ve been teaching my son Joey to mow the lawn. One day after he finished, my wife brought his grass-stained shoes into our mudroom where his shoes go. Joey very sternly said, “Mom, my lawn-mowing shoes go in the garage, right next to dad’s.” These kids of ours, they are watching us. We have…
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This summer I read How to Raise an Adult, written by Julie Lythcott-Haimsa, a former dean at Stanford University. She also has a compelling TED Talk by the same name. Lythcott-Haisma writes of the disturbing trend she’s seen with students entering college without having had the opportunity to advocate or work through problems…
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