Most parents coach their infants to consistent sleep patterns and take their high school graduates to college. Tween didn't learn to sleep, so in middle school we took him to a major university to participate in research on teen sleep. Every child is different, right? Teen was a great sleeper from Week 1 (or maybe that was the … Continue reading What We’ve Learned about Sleep
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A few nights ago, just as I realized I had an unforeseen free evening ahead of me, my neighbor popped over to spontaneously invite me to a panel on teen stress at a nearby high school. I said yes. An hour later I fought back tears as a well-dressed dad pointed to a picture of his … Continue reading Tell the Truth
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Day 30
What gives when your life goes wonky? (Personal follow-up: when is my life ever not wonky?) A week after we returned from Costa Rica I heard about this great language-learning app, Duolingo. Determined to capitalize on two months of hearing and attempting to speak Spanish, I immediately installed the app on my phone and got to … Continue reading Day 30
