Philosophy - Tinker with your Thinker

Do you S-P-E-L-L  O-U-T  W-O-R-D-S in front of your kids to purposefully...

The first recorded evidence of adoption is in antiquity, yet there has...

Bedtime often is a stressful, hectic time, and if you need help managing...

Sure it’s an unpleasant topic, and of course, we can’t control the world...

Do you consider yourself well-rounded, accomplished in many areas, and a...

Due to economic and social factors, couples are waiting longer and longer...

There is evidence that babies have used some version of a pacifier for...

The United Nations has created eight “Millennium Development...

Definitions of “fair” vary.  To be “fair” can mean being free of bias,...

Try to guess the best predictor of success for those who engage in...

My dear friend Trevor Smith wrote: When I was learning to walk, often I...

“You gotta vent, let it all out, go ahead, it’ll make you...

George Bernard Shaw said, “Youth is wasted on the young.”  But what if...

Here are two major societal trends: (1) Expectation of Instant Results:...

Who are the happiest couples? (a)  those who argue frequently and...

We often hear parents say things like, “Junior didn’t want to go to the...

The “Terrible Two’s” need not be “Terrible” at all.  In fact, the...

Two old friends (one named “Wage” and the other named “Sage”) crossed...

Agree or Disagree?            The glass is Half-Empty. Agree or...

It’s a classic scene: the birthday gift sits in the distance, while...

It took me a few seconds to get my mind around his question when my...

When was the last time you were in total silence for 20 minutes?  I mean...

Imagine being on a walk with your child and you are approached by a...

Comparing Kids?  Go Ahead! COMPARE (but do it right): Somewhere along the...

Marie Meyer, Ph.D. was a professor emeritus in the Psychology Department...

James M. Barrie was born in 1860, as the ninth child of ten in a large...

“Play” is the instinct of all young beings.  It is observed all over the...

Let’s say your child speaks nastily. You then try to teach Junior to be...

Let’s make a new National Holiday, called...

One of the Buddhist noble truths is that “Desire is the root of all...

If nothing else, you’ve got to show up at race wearing sneakers, and...

It is obvious that expectations decrease happiness when those...

Do you believe that you will be happy when you are successful, or that...

The “Missing Tile Syndrome” refers to a preoccupation with imperfections...

“Keeping up with the Joneses” drives the economy. ...

In the previous section we considered “Useless Dissatisfaction” and...

Do parents have a moral obligation to their children to be happy?  First,...

I was recently reading “The Dangerous Book for Boys” by Gonn...

The son refused to clean up the mess.  The Daddy yelled, “How...

To take stuff “for granted” is to be stagnant. To be stagnant...

Nature thrives through giving and receiving.  In order to inhale, we...