“Life is an improvisation. If we’re lucky, a long one.” -Patricia Madsen

The improvisational stance is not just a practice for creating art, but also a way of life. I’ve applied it in workshops for parents, educators, and therapists - check out this workshop I created for a group psychotherapy practice and play along!

Preschool is about more than snack time, singing Old MacDonald, and learning the ABCs. In fact, done properly, early childhood education can be the single best investment in a child’s future and society at large. The element that makes the biggest difference? Social-emotional learning, delivered by respectful, robust teachers. Find out more about how I coach teachers in this approach in this presentation!

The foundations of STEAM learning are not about teaching content (like teaching preschool-level rocket science or quantum physics), but rather about developing ways of thinking and approaching problems more generally. Check out my thoughts on how to help your child cultivate a STEAM mindset!

If we are polite, are respectful, and treat our children - and others - like human beings, our children will too.If we do not, our children may learn to say "please," "thank you," and "sorry" at all the right times, but they may never mean it.