I do a virtual fist pump in my mind every time I use reverse psychology to get my kids to do something I know is best for them but they don’t want to do. When reverse psychology doesn’t work, I’m kicking myself thinking I should have just been direct. The latter is what happened to me […]
If you knew for a fact that video games were detrimental to the growth and development of your children, would you take them away? Probably not. Maybe you would limit access, but I think most people treat video games just like sugar. We know sugar is bad, yet very few people prevent their kids from […]
This week I had an epiphany about “success” while coaching my son at wrestling practice. My son is a beginner wrestler, only in his second season participating in the sport. In practice, however, he is often grouped with advanced wrestlers who would be considered among the best in the state at their age and weight. […]