When Homework Becomes a Nightly Battle
By October, some families discover that homework apparently requires two people: a child to avoid it and a parent to remain concerned about it. You remind, encourage, check, and remind again. Somehow, you seem more invested in fifth grade than the person attending it....
What Can Wait—and What Cannot
“Let me just finish this.” It is a reasonable thing to say. We have work to complete, messages to answer and responsibilities that do not disappear because someone wants our attention. Yet we can say those five words so often that they become the way we...
Pulling Back the Reins on a Racing Mind
For a few glorious weeks each summer, Saratoga celebrates horses bred to run. Speed is admired. Racing is encouraged. Thousands arrive hoping to watch something move very, very fast. Unfortunately, some of our brains seem to believe they have also entered the races at...
Choice Points: The Small Moments That Put Life Back on Track
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Sacred Pause-the brief space we create so that we do not simply react. It is about stopping long enough to settle ourselves and respond intentionally. A choice point is related, but broader. It is the moment when we recognize that...