Give a kid a set of Barbies, a pile of LEGOs, or even just a stick, and they’ll build entire universes out of thin air. Kids are natural role-players. It’s how they learn, process emotions, and try on different versions of who they might become. But what happens when...
Back in the summer of 2018, my ten-year-old son threw an iPad at my head. Not a metaphor. An actual iPad. At my actual head. It was the kind of moment you never think will happen in your house… until it does. Looking back, a lot of things contributed to that moment:...
A few weeks ago, I sat down with the principal of a high school here in Hong Kong. Over coffee, she leaned in and told me: “The biggest debate across every school right now? It’s not curriculum. Not testing. It’s not mental health. Not the pressure of college...
This blog post is late. People have already moved on from the Netflix documentary Adolescence. We’re on to new things now—the end of White Lotus, anyone? But I should have written this the moment I finished the documentary. I couldn’t. It was too hard. I swallowed...
“I Think I Might Have an Instagram Problem”After a tough morning of getting the kid to school, jumping off client calls, and managing the chaos of lunchtime, I finally sit down with my afternoon pick-me-up coffee. I need a break. I open Instagram, hoping...
It’s all downhill to summer now! The school year is clearly starting to wrap up. In May, I will need to attend a science fair, student run speakers conference, debate competitions, and not to mention loads of end of year celebrations. Final papers are due, and exam...
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