Canada, the UK, NYC, Sydney join other local municipalities in declaring motions recognizing a Climate Emergency It has been a thrill to see a growing number of municipalities, cities and countries across the globe respond to the demands of their local citizens, and pass a variety of motions that alert us...

"Stop focusing on the size of your problem And start focusing on the size of you." T Harv Eker Overwhelm After posting yesterday's episode and doing my research, I have to admit I was heading into Overwhelm territory. I was filled with questions: Crazy? Why did you volunteer to do this? What difference can...

By the time your young child or grandchild who is in Kindergarten today reaches adulthood, our current climate crisis will be a Climate Emergency, significantly affecting all aspects of their daily lives. Unless we each mobilize and start taking daily actions today. Words from Sir David Attenborough, my childhood guide into...

  Summer Solstice Basking in the long evening shadows of the longest day of the year, on June 21. The Summer Solstice is a celebration of light across the Northern Hemisphere. From now, the days will draw shorter But it is also bittersweet. Because from today, the days will grow progressively shorter. The light will...

"And then, move out of their way" Kids develop their broader EQ skills by stretching their abilities. It is a gradual lesson for us parents, this lesson in letting go. But we have to give our children the opportunity to develop their self-confidence, learn planning and the testing/failure that are cornerstones of...

Teen brain All the confusion I was facing as my seemingly logical 12-year old dissolved into an absolutely incoherent teen became clearer once I heard Dr. Jean Clinton explain how the teen brain develops. Her explanations were even more meaningful because as she was researching, she was also parenting her own family. As...