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Dear Friends, In today’s newsletter, I’m talking about college kids coming home, tips for having the holiday you want, and talking to strangers. Feel free to skip to the sections that you're most interested in. Strategy with College Kids Home You’ve been SO looking forward to having your college kid come home for Thanksgiving, but things feel off or worse. We feel disappointed and sometimes hurt by them “sleeping the day away” or making plans with friends. Between our kids'

As published on Global Day of Unplugging and reprinted here. Reflections after one year of our K-12 district going phone-free bell-to-bell in Wilton, Connecticut. It was March 2024, and our panel of teachers and administrators shared what they were witnessing in the elementary, middle, and high schools at “Parents, Schools & Technology: Conquering Mean Behavior Together.” Elementary school teachers talked about overhearing sexually advanced and inappropriate terms and knowle

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends Some of you may know that block parties have been a passion project of mine since introducing them...

As published on LetGrow.org and reprinted here. It was October 2018, and the phrase “Let Grow!” had permeated much of the K-5 parent...

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, Happy August! This month, I will hold weekly Block Party USA Zooms as it’s PRIME block party...

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends,  You don’t need me to tell you that it’s not going well in the U.S.  If we continue on this...

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, I hope that your summer is off to a wonderful start. Summer can be a welcome change from the...

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, May is mental health awareness month for a reason! The already ridiculous pace of life somehow...

We need to do better folks. Words matter. Especially true when they come from wise, educated, well revered expert authors — and...

Dear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, How’s it going, really? I’ve been talking with a lot of parents who are feeling exhausted and...

D ear Clients, Colleagues, and Friends, Happy Valentine’s Day! The day of love - and not just with a romantic partner. Today is about...

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Before you log off for the year (which I hope you can do!), have a quick read because I get it....

A teen, your child, dying by suicide is every parent’s worst nightmare. It’s inconceivable, yet not an entirely “unfounded” fear, given...

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, How is it going? Has the back to school honeymoon worn off yet? For your child/ren and for you?...

(hint: Have You Ever Apologized to Your Child?) There is a current trend on TikTok of parents “teaching” their toddlers and young...

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Although not surprised, I am over the moon to witness the incredible response and coverage of...

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, It’s hard to stay in the moment when Halloween and Christmas are in the stores , southern friends...

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Happy May! April was a wonderful whirlwind of travel so this update includes two months worth of...

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, Happy Spring! I hope this finds your March more lamb than lion, and from what I’m hearing, I’m not...

Thrilled to read this piece as today’s lead story in Hartford Courant with quotes from some fellow team members, Carla Horowitz & Paul...