Latest publications

Read my latest stories for The Wall Street Journal, Passcode, The Harvard Business Review, JSTOR Daily and more.

14 things to try if school doesn’t work for your child

If you run into challenges as your kid starts school — or if you’ve been struggling with school challenges for a while, as we have — you’re not alone. Here’s what we’ve learned from the struggle.

When school doesn’t fit: our 2E story

When I sat down to share my insights into navigating the school system with a kid who just doesn’t fit the conventional student mould, I realized that my insights were meaningless without the context of our own experience parenting a 2E (twice exceptional) child.

Why and How to Yes (and Yes Yes)

Yes and Yes Yes is an extraordinary gathering. Here is why I want to go back next year — and how I plan to make the most of it.

How digital tools can manage your kids’ schoolwork and activities

Staying on top of school emails and field trip permissions is a huge headache. Here’s the setup that could make it easier.

14 reasons not to allow your kid to fall asleep in your bed

Trying to convince your kid to stay in her own bed? Here’s a handy list of reasons.

Hey Vancouver: It’s okay to be boring

“Work-life balance”, “relaxed lifestyle”, “not Toronto” — these are the phrases Vancouverites use to describe what makes our city different from other cities. And not coincidentally, they are all ways of saying we’re a city with a slower pace than the vast majority of major North American cities.