Perfect Parents Are Bad for Children
We might wish we could be perfect parents, but our children need to see us being imperfect to learn important lessons about life and themselves.
What This MIT Job Ad Means for Your Child’s Education
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Hiring a new assistant professor, MIT is looking for “unique and iconoclastic experience” and “evidence of extreme creativity.” What does this say about how we should be preparing our children for the changing world of work?
How to Raise an Interesting Child
Who gets hired? Increasingly, the interesting candidate. Who has the more interesting life? Well, that’s easy: the interesting person. So let’s forget about smart or creative or good for a few minutes. How to you raise an interesting child? Here’s a five-part formula.
With Parenting, the Best Defense Is a Good Offense
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Over the years, I’ve noticed differences among parents that I believe explain some of the differences in how kids are doing in their teen years. The differences I observe have more to do with how parents play offense than how they play defense. Let me explain.
Childhood Matters Just as Much as Adulthood
Take a moment to ask yourself: What amazing powers does your child have already? What discoveries are they making? What matters to them?
What It Means to Raise Ready Kids
Parents can’t ensure their children’s success, but they can raise ready kids by helping them acquire knowledge, skills, character, and a sense of purpose.
How Do You Know if You’re Doing a Good Job as a Parent?
If you are doing well or are committed to getting better at these seven things, then I’d say the answer is yes, you are doing a good job as a parent.
The Magic of First Principles Parenting
Using first principles parenting, we can trade off conflicting values and make the right decision for our children and ourselves.
Think Less About How You Parent and More About Who You Are
I have a few parenting moments I’d really like back. For example, there’s the time I found my five-year-old playing with matches. Furious and concerned about what could have happened, I wanted to show her the danger of fire.