The irony of gift shopping this year is that the hard-to-find toy was for the 79-year-old, not the 9-year-old. I was reminded of this piece I wrote about juggling sandwich generation practicalities, from September 2017’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown […]

  Gratitude can be a worthy practice. Compulsory gratitude can backfire. Working the gratitude muscle, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown Families Blog.

  I was not taught the alchemy of turning pressure into power…I am only just beginning to learn to view pressure not as threat, but as power source, a dam with energy behind it. Exploring the power of pressure, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first […]

“Safety is what we want for those we love. Autonomy is what we want for ourselves.” The possibilities and perils of the darkened yard, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown Families Blog.