Ten Tips for Talking about Tough Stuff with KidsEvery family faces difficult discussions. Among the most difficult: separation and divorce, abuse, disasters, illness, death, sex, and adoption. My training in child development, family therapy,…
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Birbal Reveals the ThiefHere we have another Birbal story. Intellectual courage allows us to try unconventional methods. At the same time, lack of social courage may be our…
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BrushfiresThe story of the Brave Little Parrot reminds me of a story from my own life that I have shared with K., and that I…
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Focus Locus Hocus Pocus!As a parent, I find that the more widely I read on subjects not related to parenting, the more I find ideas that give me…
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The Water Seller’s Donkey and The Sword of DamoclesI found a Rumi parable the other day that reminded me of the Greek story of the Sword of Damocles. Both have to do with…
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Courage Book Review – Taking a Walk with the BuddhaToday’s courage book review offers two illustrated books for children of Jataka tales, tales the Buddha told, but to begin with, here’s a beautiful picture…
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The Sky is Falling? Really?It is the nature of children (and grown-ups) to tell stories. That’s a given. Stories act a social lubricant among kids, a currency of exchange,…
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Courage Book Review – Take Courage from the Story“Take courage from the story” is a Dakota proverb, written phonetically as Nee yeh chee yi yo. This was shared with me by my good…
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The Gate of Heaven and the Gate of HellOne of my greatest challenges in my own life has been admitting to intellectual errors. “I don’t know,” “I made a mistake,” and “I was…
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The Rightful HeirDoes every child experience doubts about his or her parents? As in, “I wonder if they are really my parents? Who am I, really?” It’s very…
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