It may surprise parents of younger children, but after decades of parenting, I begin to see that it’s a process of nurturing and then letting go. It’s not about controlling, directing, forcing, or pressuring a child to make specific choices or head in a preferred direction. As I’ve written about before, I actually view parenting, particularly of tweens and teens, as analogous to shipbuilding. When they’re very young, you give them ‘guardrails’ so that they…Read More

It’s early November which means that it’s time for another election. Your first opportunity to vote comes after you’re done with high school, however, so there’s no universal way to learn how to vote or even how to understand what you’re voting for. People who seek positions are obviously important, but often the greater impact is on measures, propositions, amendments, ballot initiatives, and tax levies. We’re supposed to be educating citizens so we can cast…Read More