Entries from July 2009

July 15, 2009

The Great Motivator

Anxiety works.  But is it worth it? Not long ago, we found ourselves talking with good friends about what motivates kids to work hard and do well at school and other activities–something that I think pretty much every parent of a teenager would like some insight into. Ultimately we decided there were two main ways people are [...]

July 2, 2009

Why Won’t My Kids Read My Favorite Old Books?

Note: I’ve been bad about posting on this blog and I know it.  It’s just that with various kids home (the camp situation is sporadic), I don’t have a lot of time for writing these days and the little I have goes to the projects that have deadlines.  So forgive me.   No matter how little [...]