by Cara Maclean | Aug 15, 2019 | Education, Parenting
I recently read an article about a 10 year old boy who was a sophomore in college, studying math and physics. In the article, they described how he developed early with words and numbers. His parents recounted him speaking in sentences just after his first birthday,...
by Cara Maclean | Aug 8, 2019 | Parenting, Uniqueness
I’m not against team sports, but our experience was excrutiatingly stressful for all involved: us, the coaches, and the kids. When the boys were young, we tried a few different team sports like soccer and hockey. It wasn’t great. Our oldest is not, or at least...
by Cara Maclean | Aug 1, 2019 | Mindfulness, Parenting, Uniqueness
In the last year, both of my boys have acquired cameras. One from a thrift store, and one for a birthday. Every once in awhile we go for a photo walk where all three of us take pictures. Invariably, my kids take tons of pictures of weeds. In their eyes,...
by Cara Maclean | Jul 28, 2019 | Parenting, purpose
Last week I had my first ride alone with my son. We’ve been mountain biking as a family for a long time, yet I’d never gone out on the trails with the kids without my husband. Maybe it was confidence or simple lack of opportunity since we’re always together, but it...
by Cara Maclean | Jul 18, 2019 | Creativity, Parenting
I organize a local writing group, and recently we were having a discussion about humor. How to weave humor into our writing to connect with an audience, tell a story, or develop characters. It got me thinking: How often do we think about humor in real life? ...
