Does becoming a parent ruin your life? If you asked me when Emma was 4 months old, you’d get one answer. If you asked me when she was 17, you’d get another. Because children are great, and they’re terrible – the best...

“I’m all ears…” you might say, whereas somebody else could already be “turning a deaf ear.” You “prick up your ears” in anticipation. And someone “lending an ear” is listening carefully. Our language has endless terms...

Have you ever been around a group of kids, and instead of looking at each other or talking, they’re staring at their phones? It’s as if they don’t know how to communicate anymore. Texting has become their primary form...

My last article was about the importance of outdoor play and the consequences of not getting enough time outdoors. Most kids nowadays spend less than an hour a day outside – the lowest of any generation. Their parents...

I’ve always been a nature lover. My best childhood memories are of roaming the forests with  friends, building forts and tree houses and spending up to 12 hours a day (!) under the open sky. I scuba dived with sharks,...

I just returned from a great weekend of learning. In my quest to continually improve the learning experience for our students at Modern Music School, I attended the annual Neurobiology Conference “Play, Creativity,...