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Everybody Gets A Trophy
October 3, 2018
We were down 27 to 28 with only a few seconds left on the clock in the first game of a single elimination tournament. It was win or go home and even though I was only coaching ten-year-old basketball, the […]
Read MoreAchieving the ‘Awe’ Experience
April 26, 2017
I walked into the delivery room with my wife 15 years ago with little awareness of what was about to happen. I knew we were about to have our first baby but I had no idea what effect that little […]
Read MoreAre You an Enabling Parent?
April 5, 2017
I’ll never forget the moment I stood in the delivery room holding our baby boy in my arms for the first time. He stared at me intently as if to ask, “What the heck just happened?” I stared back at […]
Read MoreThe One Parenting Mistake You Can’t Make
May 23, 2016
I’ll never forget the moment I stood in the delivery room holding our baby boy in my arms for the first time. He stared at me intently as if to ask, “What the heck just happened?” I stared back at […]
Read MoreDon’t Cry Over Spilt Milk
April 6, 2015
My son spilled a whole glass of milk on the couch this morning. Again. This is maybe the second or third time that he has made the same mistake, and I have to admit, I was upset. O.K., […]
Read MoreDoes Birth Order Really Matter?
March 27, 2015
In 1874, Francis Galton made a revolutionary discovery: firstborn sons were overrepresented among scientists. Ever since that time, researchers have demonstrated that birth order plays an important role in everything from career choices to whom we marry. Here’s a […]
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