We have on/off years for vacations. Last year, we went to Rome, San Diego, Wisconsin, and New York. This year we went to San Francisco. And that was a last-minute oh-yeah-we-should-take-a-vacation kinda deal. For someone baking his/her brains out in Arizona, San Francisco* is the best place to go south of Calgary. The weather was […]
7 Tips for Launching Your Child -or- You did WHAT in College?
The Accidental Parent, Part VII (If you’re tuning in for the first time, read the background post, The Accidental Parent: What I Learned from 37 Years of Mistakes.) Your best bet for college kids is to get them to visualize the future. What job would you like to have? How much money do you expect to […]
10 Tips for Teenagers, 15 to College –or– You’re just a consultant and financier, deal with it
The Accidental Parent, Part VI (If you’re tuning in for the first time, read the background post, The Accidental Parent: What I Learned from 37 Years of Mistakes.) By the time you have teenagers, most of your dreams for an Ivy League Football Captain or a Big Break in Hollywood have been tempered a bit […]
10 Tips for Handling Tweens & Early Teens – or The Crucible of Middle School
The Accidental Parent, Part V You don’t have to believe in heaven, but if you think there is no hell, you’ve not parented a middle schooler. Life for a tween/teen is hell. Social hell, biological hell, physical hell, parental hell. And, as a parent, it hurts to watch. Don’t believe me? Ask your mom for […]
9 Tips for Your Children’s Golden Years 5-10
The Accidental Parent, What I learned from 37 Years of Mistakes, Part IV Two things happen in this part of your child’s life: 1) You will honestly believe your kids will be elected president after winning Olympic Gold Medals and before bringing home the Nobel Prize for Physics — and so will every other parent; […]