November 2025

October 2025

Surviving Halloween Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY... and by that I mean the day with the BIGGEST meltdowns...

Oct 30 • 

Jon Fogel

1

When Approval Becomes an Addiction

Why "good jobs" and gold stars are not the encouragement we think they are.

Oct 30 • 

Jon Fogel

2

4

Breaking the Cycle of Love and Control....

How Cognitive Dissonance and our own childhood plays a role in our parenting.

Oct 22 • 

Jon Fogel

4

23:18

What do we do about hitting?

One of the most common questions that still deserves an answer: What do we do about kids who hit?

Oct 16 • 

Jon Fogel

16

1

1

Children's Books and other threats

Reading to children is one of the best ways to foster empathy, which is great.... as long as you want them to be empathetic.

Oct 15 • 

Jon Fogel

25:47

Gentle Parenting isn't the problem.... or is it?

Why I'm thinking about ditching Gentle Parenting.... even if I don't change the way I parent.

Oct 2 • 

Jon Fogel

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September 2025

The Why Problem: How a Kiwi changed my life...

Is intrinsic motivation really enough for our kids to overcome the most challenging obstacles?

Sep 17 • 

Jon Fogel

17

Rethinking Back-To-School: Better Goals for Education

We need to talk about it. AI is ruining school.

Sep 11 • 

Jon Fogel

17

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1

August 2025

Rethinking Back-To-School: Stop Caring About Grades....

Part 3 of 4. Time to zoom out. We have the wrong goal here.

Aug 26 • 

Jon Fogel

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8

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Rethinking Back-to-School: After-School Restraint Collapse

Part 2 of 4. Does your kid come home acting like a zombie, banshee, or some other mythical monster? You're not alone...

Aug 20 • 

Jon Fogel

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