The Journal
Our People
Who are we to each other?
Every essay on Our People, strongest first. Each answers one real question, then gives you one thing to try this week.
Circles, not rankings. Everyone has a place, and knows they matter.
- Just me
- Marriage
- Our home
- Our whole family
- Friends and kin
7 essays
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How do I balance caring for my parents and my children?
Caring for an Aging Parent While Raising Kids
Care that is shared openly lasts longer than care carried quietly by one.
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Why do we feel like co-parents instead of a couple?
When Your Marriage Feels Distant After Kids
A marriage that has been unattended is not broken; it is waiting to be tended.
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How do I stay close to my grown kids without being overbearing?
Staying Close to Your Adult Children
Grown children draw near to parents who invite, and pull away from parents who direct.
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How do I balance attention when one child has special needs?
Making Room for Every Child When One Needs More
Fairness is not equal hours; it is every child knowing their time will come.
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How do I raise kids who will still be close to each other as adults?
Raising Siblings Who Stay Close as Adults
Siblings who worked, laughed and made up together will want to keep finding each other.
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What do I do if my children don't get along?
When Your Kids Just Don't Like Each Other
You cannot order siblings to be friends, but you can keep giving them reasons to be.
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How do I get to know my child as a person, not just manage them?
How to Really Know Each of Your Children
A child is known through attention repeated, not through one big talk.
See where your family already stands
The assessment takes a few minutes, needs no email, and ends with a seven-day practice for the part of family life with the most room to grow.