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A 21st Century Manifesto For Parenting
"We were reasonably successful in freeing ourselves from the four besetting evils of a competitive, industrialized social pattern: from greed for things…
The View From The Shore – October 2015 Letter from the Editor
This Letter from the Editor is from Kindred's October 2015 E-Newsletter.
Sometimes, it seems, it is just as important to sit on the shore and watch the…
“Grit” Training for Babies?
The idea of “grit” is hot right now. Schools and businesses are taking up an emphasis on grit, the perseverance to get a job done. Often, Walter Mischel’s…
The Continuum Concept, A Book Review
The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost
A Book Review By Meryn Callander
Jean Liedloff, author of The Continuum Concept,…
Mindful Parenting: The Spiritual Essence of Attachment, An Interview With…
Join Kindred in celebrating Attachment Parenting Month in October 2015 with our exclusive interview with API founders, Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson, also …
Count the Smiles Remember the Laughter
If my worth as a father and parent can be measured, let it be by the smiles and laughter Carly Elizabeth, my wife Z and I share together. I happen to be…
Quiet Attention: More Precious Than Gold
JOIN MICHAEL MENDIZZA ON A PARENTING AS A HERO'S JOURNEY VIRTUAL RETREAT!
What is more precious than gold, diamonds and platinum? Attention. Attention is…
The Magical Child, by Joseph Chilton Pearce – A BOOK REVIEW
Intense, intellectual, impassioned a former humanities teacher, as father of five children, Pearce's first reaction to the evidence he presents in the…
The Bracing, Empty Self versus the Open, Heart-Minded Self
What kind of self leads to flourishing?
Note: This is a column I wrote for August 2015 newsletter of the Self, Motivation and Virtue Project.*
The…
Radiant Attention (Shared Attention Is Telepathic)
Join Michael Mendizza on a Parenting As A Hero's Journey Virtual Retreat!
The shared attention between parents and children, between all of us really, I…