Science Based Morality?
A common argument I hear is that we can not use science to define or set human values, nor tell us what we “should” do. Why not? In a very …
License to sleep
It turns out that licensing a residential shelter for young children is quite expensive. Dennis Morrow from Janus discussed that it costs $400,000 annually to shelter 10 teenagers, and the …
Professional Parents?
Full disclosure, I’m a science fiction aficionado. I have found so many truisms and connections to my everyday life by reading about abstract, far-fetched ideas. Extracting the human element by …
Dennis Morrow, Executive Director of Janus Youth Programs
3/25/2021 I had the pleasure of learning from Dennis Morrow, Executive Direct of Janus Youth Programs. He was able to share and brainstorm some challenges and possible solutions to the …
Holistic Life Coaching
Holistic care is a fashionable way of prescribing a solution, but how capable are we (as a society, or as an individual care giver) to provide care for the whole …
Emilee Refvem
3/12/201 Today I spoke with Emille Refvem, a school psychologist, who in a former life was licensed professional counselor working with youth in state custody. She brings insight and wisdom …
The soup in which we live
I use the phrase “the soup in which we live” a lot as a metaphor for the systems, environments, and ecologies in which we develop and live. I think it’s …
We all Lack Willpower
image shameless stolen from https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/towards-a-bayesian-theory-of-willpower I’m a firm believer that willpower does not exist, or at least in the way that most people think of it without reflection. I don’t …
Scientific Cuddling?
There’s a theory about the evolutionary purposes for tickling. A social purpose, intimate physical contact in a safe playful way is important to our interpersonal development, especially in our younger …
Running upstream to find the keystone
On the strive together podcast Jeffrey Canada and Jennifer Blatz discuss that the reason so many siloed projects fail to help children. Each of the projects by themselves are insufficient …