Splink 1: Rules are Good Play a familiar game and announce that there are no rules. Each person can do what they want on their turn. (You could also play an outside game such a kickball or baseball.) After a few minutes of confusing play (and before the fights start), sit down and…
What do you remember most about summer growing up as a kid? One of the things that sticks out in my head is the summer I decided to eat tree bark. I remember prying off several chunks and dipping them into a jar of peanut butter I’d snuck out under my shirt when nobody…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. U.K. researchers have discovered depression has different effects on the brain activity of male and female patients in certain brain regions. In the study, investigators exposed depressed adolescents to happy or sad words while performing radiographic imaging. The discovery of gender-specific effects on brain…
When you first have a baby, there are many questions you start to wonder about parenting, like . . . what have I gotten myself into?! You may also begin to wonder as you wipe the spit-up off your shirt . . . Am I doing anything that really matters? Perhaps you secretly…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on eMarketer. Many people have a hard time walking away from their devices, even when they know they should. A study from GfK found that over a third of internet users worldwide agree they have a hard time disconnecting from technology. Younger users struggle most…
My friend Samantha Krieger just wrote a post called What I Want My Daughters to Know About Beauty & Worth. I recommend you read her post and subscribe to her blog. She is one of the best writers I know and you don’t want to miss what she has to say, especially for the wives and…
Kristen Ivy, co-founder of the Phase project, guides parents through the phases of a kids life with ideas on how to understand kids in the stage they are in, how to give them what they need now, and how to navigate the critical issues they will face. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/331767593″ params=”color=20608b&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Teens and young adults who use electronic cigarettes — also known as vaping — are almost four times as likely as their non-vaping counterparts to begin smoking traditional cigarettes, a new review suggests. “E-cigarette use increases the risk of subsequent cigarette…
One of my favorite movie scenes comes from Braveheart. William Wallace, played by Mel Gibson, is standing with a small army of Scottish warriors staring in the face of a charging English Cavalry. Do you remember the scene? As the horses are charging straight at Wallace and his band of brothers, he yells out…
I grew up in Northern Virginia. It’s important to note the “northern” part. Because Northern Virginia is a different world from the rest of the state. We consider ourselves an extension of Washington DC. The pace where life is faster, the obsession over politics is greater, appreciation of government and country is larger. This…