I love metaphors as tools to remember important concepts. Harvard psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D., shares a great metaphor about parenting in her article Do these 7 things if you want to raise kids with flexible, resilient brains. Carpenters carve wood into the shape they want. Gardeners help things to grow on their own by cultivating […]
Youth sports can be a classroom for teaching positive character traits, but it’s not always a classroom that teaches positive character traits. It’s no secret that I’m a huge advocate of youth sports. However, I’m not blind to the fact that every sport’s team is not equal when it comes to teaching character. Unquestionably, youth […]
Teaching rabbits to fly and eagles to swim is not a productive use of time. Rabbits can do their best to fly but will never be at their best flying. Eagles can do their best to swim but will never be at their best swimming. The only way rabbits and eagles can be at their […]