by Robert Zeitlin | Dec 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
photo credit: Tamara Bells/Unsplash Seriously, what do you have in there? I’m asking as a man who carries a super-thin wallet. The few items I carry in my wallet allow me to buy my next meal, show ID at work, or call AAA. That’s all I really need. It’s an old joke...
by Robert Zeitlin | Aug 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
photo credit: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels My friend Nicole has three kids under 7. The last of the three is about to have her tonsils removed. Her oldest just started second grade. Oh, and she has two businesses that she runs from home, her blog and a freelance writing...
by Robert Zeitlin | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
I sit back, her kiss still fresh on my cheek, her laughter still echoing in the car, and watch my little girl climb the steps to the preschool at our local synagogue. In a month, I thought, she’ll be sleeping in her own new bed and making all new friends. No, she’s...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jul 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Babies don’t come with a manual. At least they should have a warning label on their little hospital cap for the new parent: WARNING: Parenting may cause stress. Sources of stress include Facebook, your friends, relatives, societal pressure, and a lack of...
by Robert Zeitlin | Jul 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
…do *LESS* for your kids You aren’t just raising a child. You are preventing colon cancer. You wake up every morning to pave the road to an Ivy League education. Face it: before you get out of bed in the morning, you hoist the weight of the world on your...
by Robert Zeitlin | Sep 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Heroes take action. We admire people who act boldly. But sometimes we overdo our fascination with “taking action.” We like to say: Don’t just sit there, do something. Get to your desk early and stay until closing time. We become slaves to the clock,...
by Robert Zeitlin | Sep 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Author Jim Rohn suggested that you are the “average” of the five people with whom you spend the most time in your life. Think about the people with whom you spend the most time each day. (Take a moment and write down a list of your top five.) Now ask...
by Robert Zeitlin | May 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have worked in large urban public schools for over 15 years and my kids have gone through public elementary, middle, and high schools in suburbs. I have two front-row seats to witness How Schools Really Work: Extreme Edition. If a school is running...
by Robert Zeitlin | Feb 19, 2016 | Positivity
“Why do psychologists all want people to be happy all the time? What’s wrong with being a pessimist or feeling depressed sometimes?” “I like the way it feels to be angry. I like to get it out of my system and just yell sometimes. And isn’t it proven that you need a...
by Robert Zeitlin | Nov 5, 2015 | Going out on a limb, Latest News
I was almost on TV. Really. I was almost picked to be the host of a new reality show. Yes, I have been on TV a couple times before. I was the expert interviewed on the news, answering questions about bullying and how parents can help their kids with fears about school...
