We typically spend a lot of time getting the table and food right when we invite others over for a meal; but now that no direct hosting will be possible for a while, we have one small but central Continue Reading

Historically, it is very odd for business people or indeed anyone with an executive role to spend much of their day attending to the needs of their own children. People weren’t heartless, they just didn’t think that it was Continue Reading

A central part of any parent’s responsibility is to prepare children for the challenges of adulthood: getting a job, managing finances, writing timely thank you letters, brushing hair, hanging up wet coats… What is less frequently mentioned is that Continue Reading

A near-universal goal of parents is to try to imbue their children with confidence; to try to lend them the energy, self-belief and courage to eventually be able to act decisively in the world. With sufficient confidence, they will Continue Reading

Infidelity is commonly interpreted as close to the greatest tragedy that could befall any relationship and as the natural, inevitable prelude to the break-up of a union. It is viewed in such dark terms because, under the philosophy of Continue Reading