by chanson | Apr 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
lessons from Carl, Ellie and Paul Describing or defining love is complicated. Last week, I asked several of my patients, “What is love?” Some answers were simple, and one belongs in a college paper, but perhaps the best was a four-year-old who said, “Ask my mom.” One...
by chanson | Mar 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Current Questions and a Theology of Vaccination The number of times my patients’ parents ask me questions about vaccines each day has skyrocketed. The increase seems prompted by the appointment of new government leaders who are unearthing old questions about vaccines...
by chanson | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Even if that wasn’t the plan. I regularly volunteer with a local religious organization that serves teenagers with mental or physical disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, and childhood cancers. Everyone involved is incredible, from the...
by chanson | Feb 7, 2025 | Open-Relational Parenting
Watching other people’s children grow up can be a shocking experience. We are around our own children every day, and we see small, day-to-day changes in them. However, when we see someone else’s children, whom we haven’t seen in a while, we’re surprised by how much...
by chanson | Jan 22, 2025 | Open-Relational Parenting
Experiencing Awe with Children I’ve come across several news posts lately that reference the work of Dacher Keltner, mostly related to his recent book, AWE: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life1. Keltner is a professor of...
