By Oliver DeMille Another parent asked me for recommended readings in psychology this week. This happens a lot. A student, usually one in scholar phase, is interested in studying psychology, and the parent wants to help but hopes for a good psychology text that won’t [...]
By Oliver DeMille Took Me By Surprise “Why don’t you ever tell stories about me in your books and blogs, Dad?” “What do you mean?” I asked. “I tell stories about all the kids.” “Not me,” Sara said. “At least not very much. You [...]
By Oliver DeMille At the beginning of the year I wrote two articles suggesting that the most important thing parents can do during the winter months to help their kids’ education was to read important books as a family in the evenings (or in [...]
I thought this article was so good that I'm posting it as this week's Weekly Mentor! "Have American Parents Got It All Backwards?" by Christine Gross-Loh>> And, here's an additional article, by my wife Rachel: For the Love of Words (and kids) by Rachel DeMille [...]
We are living through a LeaderShift, and parents are at the very center of this major change. This is true of all parents, and it is espeically true of those who homeschool or want to help their kids get a leadership education. But just what [...]
By Oliver DeMille Once again in 2013 we have a new focus in feminism. Years ago, feminism stood for the rights of women, and later an emphasis on women being treated the same as men. Then came the time when feminism was all about career [...]
Hard Words “Oh, no!” Emma said. “Another long quote from Lao Tzu. It’s so hard to understand. Are you sure you want to include this in your book?” We were editing a manuscript for a book I am working on, and I often ask my [...]
By Oliver DeMille I was on eBay and Amazon this week looking for a copy of The Complete Madison, a collection of James Madison’s most important writings. I was surprised by what I found. A brand new copy of the book cost $49.99, while a [...]
By Oliver DeMille Years ago, we took our kids to a Fourth of July party with some family friends. My parents seldom went to such events with us when I was young, so Rachel and I make a point of it. The mom of the [...]
By Oliver DeMille CEO of Your Own Destiny For years I’ve promoted the idea that conveyor-belt education is seldom great education, and that if anything should be great in a young person’s life it’s his or her education. Therefore, I’ve said to anyone who would [...]
