When JogAlong Founder Mike Dresher and his brother entered a 5K, Mike decided to take his niece, Coco, on her first JogAlong stroller ride. With her dad and uncle running on either side of her and immersed in the festive atmosphere of the event, Coco asked Uncle Mike several times if she could get out […]
As the United States and the world experience a shift in consciousness around race, parents are looking at how to engage with children on the same subject. Many of us have been grappling with how exactly to include children in the movement for racial justice and how to parent so they truly embody the values […]
When I asked a mom friend to answer questions about how her parenting has adapted to the pandemic, she told me she didn’t think she was succeeding as a parent during the pandemic so she probably wasn’t qualified to do the interview. I’m guessing this is a common feeling. I certainly have questions and insecurities […]
This all happened so fast. One day, we were picking up our kids at after-school care, and the next, we found out schools would be closing for an indefinite amount of time. Many of us have been laid off or are working at home, and we are suddenly responsible for eight hours a day of […]
Toilet paper Santas. Valentines cards with doilies and red construction paper. Painted stone fridge magnets. What family hasn’t sat together at the craft table, making wonderful projects from whatever scraps we find around the house? But have you ever thought about what it might be like to collaborate with your kids more seriously? Children are […]
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself.” This phrase was common in our house when I was growing up as it was for many children in the western world. North American parents today might not speak the phrase as often, but discipline both at home and at school continues to use shaming as a tool. […]
All of us parents want our children to be prepared for the future. But new research tells us that certain choices around how we ready our children for success are having the opposite result. Maybe you’ve heard the phrase “aspirational parenting.” I just came across it a few weeks ago when another mom used it […]
I resolved ten years of chronic insomnia in under one week. If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking, yeah, right. You’re skeptical. You think, big changes like that take time. You wonder who’s paying me to sell their “miracle” product (the answer: nobody). You wonder what kind of stuff I’m smoking. At the very least, […]
A start-from-scratch success story is inspiring and motivating for all of us. Mike met Eddie Sandoval at an entrepreneur event in Wichita a couple of years back. The more questions Mike asked, the more he was impressed with both Eddie and his business. Since then, they’ve crossed paths at local running events several times and […]
How do you want to be remembered? This question popped into my mind when our family met to make the difficult decision whether or not to travel to Hawaii. I thought about a parent friend who said recently, “When my kids are grown up and dealing with the full impact of climate change and all […]
