It's my first time having a child receive an official spring break. No school for an entire week. But this isn't going to be the year of sitting on white sandy beaches as a family. This is the year of the staycation activities. So day one involved a father and son day of indoor rock … Continue reading Climbing Toward Contentment
Month: March 2018
Two Going on Twelve
Just celebrated my baby girl's second birthday. Two years ago my wife and I welcomed her into this world, and we were nestled in the hospital room with a sleeping, eating, pooping and peeing bundle, who barely made a peep. Now we are full blown negotiating what and when to do things. My how things … Continue reading Two Going on Twelve
Catching & Spreading Emotion
Whether you realize it or not, your mind is an open book. Maybe not all the time but a study published in Psychological Science in 2014 shows how the thoughts or moods can be transmitted through the mother and infant relationship. Simulate to watching a movie and getting anxious at the same suspenseful scene as the others … Continue reading Catching & Spreading Emotion