Parenting
We Can’t Know Who Our Children Will Become
We can only show them who we’ll love
Parenting
Teaching, Parenting, and Resisting Inevitability
Reflections on two years of writing toward hope
Parenting
Naming the Hard Things
How David Attenborough's most dire message created an unexpected window for hope
Community
Learning to Mother the World
And how everyone can have a roll in this work
Parenting
Thoughts on Buttons and Shoelaces and Care
What if learning to give and receive help mattered more than anything?
Community
The Blueberry Dilemma
Finding connection and care in small pleasures and avoiding becoming numb
Education
The Efficiency Trap
What kids lose when we value efficiency over curiosity
News and Politics
No One Is Getting Left Behind This Time
On standing with kids, amplifying their voices, and repairing the harm we've done to their trust in us
Parenting
Teaching Kids to Look for Quiet Ordinary Helpers
And to find comfort in the many who are working close at hand instead of in the anointed unreachable few
Parenting
Take a Moment to Breathe In
And then make sure your breath fuels your next steps
Education
Why Kids (and All of Us) Need Snow Days
The importance of stepping away from apparent purpose
Parenting
When Children Know We Can’t Protect Them
Listening to Minnesota’s youngest voices