A Staycation for Father’s Day
Hey Fathers, Dads, Pops or as my daughter calls me, “Popi”. Sunday is our day for a little extra attention. Usually, we have packed up the car with family, gear, dogs and headed out for the beach,…
Value of Cooperative Play: Working Together to Have Fun and Achieve Results
Play is a big idea. It’s not easy to define simply. So, let’s pick one way to look at it. Competitive versus cooperative play. As an example, most games are competitive. Basketball, soccer, chess and go…
How a Simple Backgammon Game Enriched a Family Vacation
It was the summer after 6th grade. My Pop and step-mom, Amber, decided that we’d take a month long road trip through Mexico. Specifically, we were going to head down to the tip of Baja California,…
Making Time For Play
Here are a few of my most vivid memories as a kid. My dad pushing me on a swing as we counted to 100 in English and then Spanish. My dad helping me set up my…
My Big “Thank You” to Math
For many, math is boring or seemingly irrelevant. It’s just numbers, formulas and word problems on paper. For others, math is intimidating because it can be abstract, complicated and full of bad memories. I’m certainly no…
Instill the Value of Sharing in Your Children
Sharing can be a real sore spot for kids, and even some adults I know. I can recall scores of times saying to my daughter, “I know that’s yours, Sweet pea, but your friend would really…