asking good questions

This year, establish a culture of excitement about the start of school. So much of our culture is focused around lamenting school. Television advertisements celebrate the liberation of parents based…

Creativity is about Making Connections – Steve Jobs I need more input Stefanie! Who remembers this line from an eighties movie classic? Short Circuit was one of my favorite movies…

“Questions leading to direct and simple answers do not improve […] thinking skills. “ As parents we hear that regularly reading to our child is one of the most important…

Ah Italy – what do we think about? Fine food, wine, crystal waters, sandy beaches… yes we experienced all of this during our family vacation, but also the unexpected, and…

“Few people think about it or are aware of it. But there is nothing made by human beings that does not involve a design decision somewhere.” —Bill Moggridge   This…

My daughter’s minor basketball injury sent us hurrying to the 24 hr walk-in clinic. But the tension in the waiting room melted away thanks to a spontaneous outburst of creative…

My boy has always enjoyed drawing, give him some crayons, paper, scissors, and a stapler, and he’ll happily work independently to produce his latest adventure book. However, this month I’ve…

I keep noticing these forget-me-not moments of everyday creativity when engaging in play with my boys, the types of things that I never really thought about until I began writing…

“Dear Mr. Fantasy…. ….play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything take us out of this gloom…”    -Traffic.   We’re all creatures of habit. And…

We’re are all born with natural characteristics that allow us to think creatively, unfortunately many of these characteristics diminish as we grow older and interact with society. There’s a hot…