Read Aloud 5 Minutes a Day for Harmony in the Home
Claims made in personal improvement advice seem improbable to impossible to one muddling through an ordinary day. Standing in soggy shoes after […]
What to do with Your Most Annoying Child
Here, we begin a series on “your most annoying child.” Everyone has one! Just as we should not play favorites, it’s bad […]
Your Kids Can Handle Old Books
Sadly, many people think their children are incapable of understanding old books. It is likely that attempting to read “Little Britches” or […]
Does Being “Childlike” Mean Getting in Touch with Your Inner Child?
At Crisis Magazine, I revisited the topic that got this blog off the ground: the difference between being childlike and childish. Our […]
No Snacks and Better Lunch: What We Feed Our Children Matters
Last year, I wrote about my belief that we should abolish snack time for children. France, one of the few places resisting […]
P. Diddy: The Feminist Man Strikes Again
At the Federalist, I revisited a topic that intrigues me: the feminist man. In teaching our children to discern predators, one recurring […]
Greg McKeown’s “Effortless”: Strategies to Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Others
If you know what it’s like to get a word stuck in your head, you’ll know what I meant when I say […]
A New Translation of a Swedish Classic: Laura Fitinghoff’s “The Children from Frostmo Mountain”
Earlier this year, I was delighted to receive a copy of Laura Lugnet’s translation of a Swedish children’s literature classic, “The Children […]
Ralph Moody’s “Little Britches”: Work and Play in the American West
Just as viruses and bad ideas spread between people, so manners, good living, and, best of all, good books can spread. Through […]
Bee Wilson’s “First Bite”: Rethinking How We Eat and the Breastfeeding World Tour
There are certain writers whose work, no matter the topic, I will read because their perspective is perennially interesting. Such is the […]