An Essential Core Phase Skill for Every Parent by Oliver DeMille Aha! It has happened to all of us. We’re going about our lives, doing the things we do every day, and then suddenly, as if from nowhere, we experience a Paradigm Shift! An epiphany! [...]
This week's newsletter is written by a *different* Oliver DeMille - Oliver James DeMille, the son of TJEd founders Oliver and Rachel DeMille. Oliver James is 23 years old, the Conference Director for Youth for Freedom, a mentor to youth and a copy editor. He [...]
by Oliver DeMille Weather of Reading “Dad, can you read to me more?” Meri asked me. Surprised, I looked up from my book and responded, “Oh, sure.” I took the book she was reading and read a chapter aloud to her. When I finished, I [...]
by Oliver DeMille (to read Rachel's take on this, scroll to the end...) Can I Read This? Connor Boyack’s new children’s book The Tuttle Twins Learn About the Law created quite a stir in our house. At first, I saw it on top of my [...]
by Oliver DeMille Embracing the Challenge I read somewhere a while back that while in Western nations we tend to think of student educational success as the result of being smart, Oriental cultures assume everyone will struggle with learning (because learning is supposed to be [...]
by Oliver DeMille Abigail’s Crayon Drawing She looked at Abigail’s crayon drawing and praised it. And this was no ordinary praising. Vernie’s comments were specific and insightful, and went on and on and on. Eight-year-old Abi beamed with happiness. I sat and watched, a little [...]
To anyone who ever has or ever will tell a bedtime story... By Sara DeMille* There once was a great Storyteller. The people of the land sought him out to hear his amazing stories of adventure, love, comedy, and daring. So great was his skill [...]
by Oliver DeMille The Principle Successful people do things that unsuccessful people don’t. This is a great principle of life, and it applies to many things, from business and finance to relationships and fitness, from health and happiness to education and career. It also applies [...]
(What Every Parent, Teacher, and Student Should Know) The New Rules The Millennial Generation (born between 1982 and 2001) started entering the job market in about 2004. Since then they have grown as a percentage of those in the work force (this will continue until [...]
A Deeper Problem One day. One trip to Barnes and Noble. Two magazines. It was interesting to read the two articles within five minutes of each other. It really made me think. First came a piece in Psychology Today (April 2014) reviewing a groundbreaking new [...]
