by Ari Yares | Jun 28, 2017 | Emotions without Chaos, Preventive Parenting, The Innovative Dad Blog
A parent described a moment many families will recognize. Her daughter came home upset about something that happened at school. Before the daughter had finished the first sentence, the parent had already said, “It’s not a big deal. She probably...
by Ari Yares | Jun 12, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog
The phrase, “curiosity killed the cat,” is generally meant to discourage exploration and asking questions. The discouragement is probably meant for those about to wander off into forbidden territory because, otherwise, the statement is quite ridiculous. We want our...
by Ari Yares | Jan 30, 2017 | Design Thinking
On a recent family trip, we visited a pretzel factory (many of our family vacations involve touring food factories) where I learned two interesting things about the classic hard pretzel. First, it’s a relatively new innovation. All pretzels were soft pretzels...