by Robert Zeitlin | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
The pandemic has fallen on our society like rain on a staircase, running more easily off the privileged top steps and deluging the lower rungs with a flood of accumulated intensity. Walking through wealthy neighborhoods adjacent to the area where we lived in the...
by Robert Zeitlin | Nov 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
photo credit: Claudia Barbosa/Pexels Last week, we saw politicians across the country lose their quests for state and federal positions. When they decided that their campaign season was over, they got to make a call: “I concede.” When is your season over?...
by Robert Zeitlin | Oct 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
“School is so different. It kinda sucks.” – Every student I counsel “Everything is going so fast right now. What day is it again?” – Every Parent I coach In the pandemic, it’s hard to remember what month it is. Has time just sped up since March? When we...
by Robert Zeitlin | Oct 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
You are already infected. Without knowing how to avoid COVID, we spin in circles from hand-washing to wearing masks. The uncertainty causes a secondary pandemic that has already infected us all: the flood of cortisol and other stress hormones. As a Positive...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
It was just another Thursday at work but I felt angry. On February 15, 2018, I showed up at my school in Southwest Philly the day after the shooting massacre in Parkland, Florida. I expected something to shift. However, on that Thursday, I could see that my job was...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Things you find yourself saying when you become a parent: — Don’t make me count! — Just eat it. — I *was* listening. — Slow down! What’s the rush? — One!… Two!… Two-and-a-half… And my favorite, usually comes later, but every generation says it: “Do you call that...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
My wife Betsy answered a “what’s the skill you’re most proud of” prompt on FB by sharing her parenting success. She feels proud that she was able to raise two functional, independent adults who care for each other and the world. She should be proud. She was raised by...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jul 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
A parent recently asked me, “What book can I read to feel more positive?” I asked her for clarification. I wanted to know what she wanted to achieve. “I just feel like the last few months have left me in a dark place.” She was worried that her mood was impacting her...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Whether they are Chinese or not, my friends who have Asian heritage use the term “Tiger Mom” to describe or to contrast with the way that their parents raised them. (The term was made popular by Amy Chua’s book, “The Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother,” referring to a...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jul 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
What are you going to do when your kids’ school decides to reopen but you don’t feel safe sending them? Parents are struggling right now to find the right path. When school districts don’t allow you to decide to keep them home, or when you cannot stay home with your...
