by Ari Yares | Feb 16, 2018 | Video
Are kids today more or less stressed than their parents were growing up? Maybe. A better question might be what do we as parents do about helping our kids manage stress? Watch this episode of the Innovative Dad to learn more about the causes of stress and what we as...
by Ari Yares | Mar 20, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Have you ever thought about how often you praise your child? Do you start their day with a positive comment? What is your first interaction of the morning like? The head of school for my first job as an administrator used to stand outside the building at carpool and...
by Ari Yares | Mar 21, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
There are often moments where I wish that there was a parenting scorecard, just so I could know how I was doing. I’m not sure what the parenting equivalent of runs batted in is, but I could just see what the scorecard might look like – tantrums managed,...
by Ari Yares | Dec 21, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
For a brief time in my life, I was a professional magician. It sounds more glamorous than it was. For a few years in middle and high school, I would perform magic tricks for birthday parties. With an old battered suitcase full of tricks and a podium I made out of an...
by Ari Yares | Nov 8, 2016 | Design Thinking, The Innovative Dad Blog
No, that’s not a typo. My kids are not Vulcans. They are, however, volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. Hence, VUCA. The Harvard Business Review defines VUCA as one of those trendy management catch phrases which is short for “Hey, it’s crazy...
