by Robert Zeitlin | Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
How long is it healthy to regret your worst error? (I’m working on a streak of about 46 years.) Goldfish have a working memory of about 10 seconds. In the exceptional new show “Ted Lasso” about a coach and his team, the title character dispenses some...
by Robert Zeitlin | Aug 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Raising and educating kids is hard work that requires a ton of resources and support. It is an investment in our future. So… Why do we treat parents so poorly? Last summer, I sat down to write a book to give parents what they were going to need to face a school...
by Robert Zeitlin | Aug 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
The nature trail around Haverford College is one of my favorite places to run. The trail weaves through trees that offer lovely shade and coolness. But those benefits also come with costs: sometimes the trees’ roots protrude through the gravel like little knuckles....
by Robert Zeitlin | Apr 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Image: young girl in a ruffled dress, looking to the side in surprise, eyes wide and mouth agape, seated with her hands flat on a table, with a white frosted cupcake untouched on a plate in front of her. Photo credit: Nathan Bingle/Unsplash “What if we are doing it...
by Robert Zeitlin | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
How hard has the pandemic hit your family? The pandemic has fallen on our society like rain on a staircase, running more easily off the privileged top steps and deluging the families on the lower rungs with a flood of accumulated intensity. Walking through wealthy...
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. Helping to build...
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...
