On this July 4th holiday I find myself reflecting on the proverbial American Dream. Two years ago, almost to the day, I wrote about my frustration with the lack of economic mobility in this country and why that puts the American Dream at risk. Simply stated, without the American Dream there is no United States […]
One of the things I’ve done to “level up” my parenting skills over the last 14 years is to switch from using reverse psychology to choice psychology. Reverse psychology is about getting your kids to do things you know is best for them but they don’t want to do. At its core, basic reverse psychology is […]
There are many people who are very good at providing good advice and counsel to other people. However, many of these same people happen to be very bad at taking their own good advice. If you are a parent then you know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s the old “do as I say, not […]