Category: Family & Education

Dear Next Generation: How It Was in the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s

I was born in the middle of the Depression. Two brothers preceded me, and I was followed by a sister. My two brothers were both born in hospitals, but my sister and I were born at home. I guess my folks couldn’t afford any more hospital bills. We lived on Whidbey Island, located in Puget…


Raising Boys to Be Real Men

If you’re a young, marriageable woman these days—or even if you’re the parent or grandparent of one—you’ve probably asked the following question once or twice: “Where are all the good men?” To be sure, there’s no shortage of males, but there just doesn’t seem to be the “real men” types—those who embrace masculinity and the…


Being a Good Boss: Lead to Succeed

Go to any public library and you’ll find dozens of books on leadership. Google “leadership in the workplace,” and up pop a multitude of sites. Observe leaders in action, from your supervisor to the president of the United States, and you can draw a myriad of lessons, positive and negative, from their management styles. If…


How Trans Movement Misrepresents Science to Harm Children: Dr. Miriam Grossman

Children are being tricked into making life-changing decisions under the trans movement, with experimental procedures and unapproved medicines, according to Dr. Miriam Grossman, a psychiatrist and public speaker. She notes that some of the practices being used in the trans movement cause irreversible damage, and are based on scientific studies that are being misrepresented by…


Choosing a Good Day, for Yourself and for Others

Have you ever stopped to think about the effect that your focus has on your life? At any given time, each of us is mentally focused on certain ideas. For example, if you’re focused on the idea of buying a new car soon, you’ll experience a heightened awareness of the cars on the road. You’ll…


‘Do Over’: Beginning Again When Things Go Poorly

As kids, we made up games with cards, balls, board games with missing pieces, and stuff we found around the house. If the game wasn’t going well, somebody would yell, “Do over!” Without explanations, everybody stopped, gathered the “game pieces,” and came together. After a few modifications, we simply started again. It was an effective…


Discovering the World by Playing Dress-Up

Children are naturally curious; they learn by observing people and the world, imitating what they see, and experimenting by instinctively mixing in their thoughts, ideas, and feelings to create new scenarios. The wonderful world of playing dress-up taps into your child’s boundlessly inquisitive nature and sets the stage for discovery. Let’s look at some of…


Is Your Son Addicted to Video Games?

Jacob was 22 when his parents brought him to see me in the office. He still lived at home and worked only a few hours per week, helping with his father’s remodeling business. His parents were concerned by Jacob’s complete lack of ambition. He had no job except for the occasional work provided by his…


How to Be Content in Turbulent Times

If you were asked to choose one word to describe the times we live in, what would it be? You might say stressful, intense, or exhausting—all true, for sure. As for me, I’m going with the adjective “turbulent.” If you’ve ever flown in an airplane that encountered turbulence, you’re well-acquainted with the meaning of the…


Careful! the Kids Are Watching

If you speak English in your home, your kids are not likely to come out speaking Italian. Kids learn through observation and imitation. And they don’t miss a thing. Children are shaped from the very beginning of life by the way their parents live. They are ever-attentive witnesses of grown-up behaviors. They take their cues…