Be Family
Our children have all grown and flown. Over the last 15 months as an empty… Read More
Three Buckets of Encouragement for a New School Year – Part Three
Bucket #3: Remembering to celebrate transitions as they arise in each family member’s life. Yesterday’s… Read More
Three Buckets of Encouragement for a New School Year – Part Two
Bucket #2: “Maintaining space in our family schedule so we don’t miss connecting with each… Read More
Three Buckets of Encouragement for a New School Year – Part One
As a new school year approaches, I asked parents where they needed the most encouragement…. Read More
Turn Your Family Summer Upside Down
Our brains are efficient machines. In order to survive our complex environments, they tend to… Read More
10 Acton Practices that Changed My Family’s Life – #4
#4. Let the children make more decisions. At Acton, we push the power of most… Read More
Word #100 of 100 – Invitation
Word #100. Invitation. I’ve been watching my children on their hero’s journey at Acton and… Read More
Word #7 of 100 – Attention
#7: Attention. More precious than money or time, is your attention. Your attention is precious…. Read More
Word #4 – Free-fall
#4: Free-fall. It may feel safe to keep a tight schedule, check off “to do”… Read More
Hearing or Listening? – A Story from the Studio
During a recent Socratic discussion, a six-year-old reminded her peers that they need to listen… Read More