I was twelve and adolescence was kicking in. I found a book titled “Dr. Blank Talks to Teenagers About Sex” while visiting my cousin Michael. I devoured the book – my curiosity was high and I wanted the straight scoop on this forbidden subject. A year passed and I turned 13. The Aunt that raised…

Long before the staple “trust fall” was used in team building exercises (where you fall backwards, blindfolded, into the arms of your teammates), there was the “trust jump”. “Daddy, catch me!” Our children jumping into our arms into the pool, trusting that we will catch them. Our sons never tired of this. Over, and over…

At age 2 our boys learned to swim. At age 3 however…. I was so proud of both our sons at age 2 – swimming like fish. We had a great time in the pool. Then, summer was over, fall, winter and spring passed, and it was time for more summer fun. Imagine my surprise…

I had read that Polynesians have their children swimming with dolphins before they could walk. At age 2 our two were in a class to learn how to swim. I did not have swimming lessons until I was 13 and I wanted our boys to learn so early that swimming would be like breathing for…

Our children crave many things – toys, candy, a new car, the list is long. Their deepest craving is for our love. One of the ways that our love “lands” on them and fills up their “love tank” is when we invest time with them – one-on-one: focused attention – no phones, no other people,…