Today, I’m sharing one of my podcasts with the same title. Thought I’d share it with those of you who’d rather read than listen. Not too long ago, I was listening to an Accidental Creative podcast where Todd Henry was interviewing the author and speaker Peter Block, who has written myriads of books, two of […]
20 Teachable Virtues
I’ve been enjoying the book 20 Teachable Virtues: Practical Ways to Pass on Lessons of Virtue and Character to Your Children by Barbara C. Unell and Jerry L. Wyckoff. Whatever kind of parent you are, I’m guessing you (at least) want your children to learn “right” from “wrong” and how to navigate their own lives […]
Parenting Beyond Belief
Decisions, decisions. If you have children, you will have to decide how you will raise them. How do you raise ethical, caring kids? Will you teach them tenets of a certain religion, or will you attempt to do so without religion? Will you model what you want to see, or simply tell them, “Do as […]
Our Children Are Raising Us
In the evenings, I’ve been enjoying Shefali Tsabary’s wonderful book The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children. If you’re ready to dig deep when it comes to parenting, this is the book for you. If you’ve read Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now, you’ll have a head start. Tsabary does a lovely job […]
Promoting Trust
More from The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Shefali Tsabary. [Post image: Liliana at fair, July 2011]