It’s no secret that couples fight about money. It’s a leading cause of divorce, and of something Dr. John Gottman calls “gridlock.” (You know those fights you have over and…
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In 1833, protestant pastor Johann Hinrich Wichern founded a mission school for impoverished children in Germany called the Rauhes Haus. Legend has it that during Advent the children asked when…
Eighteen years ago, I experienced an abuse of authority I still remember vividly. I was in college, playing ping pong in the student center, when campus security came to lock…
One rainy day in China, a mother walked to the docks with her son. He was sixteen, but slim, and she hoisted him onto her back as they walked. She…
I love my anger for one simple reason: It’s effective. When I start barking, kids start moving. Excuses are silenced. Forts are dismantled. Toys disappear into closets like magic. I’m…
