A 10-Minute Morning Walk That Fixed Bedtime All winter, my daughter kept saying she “wasn’t sleepy” at 9:00 p.m. even though hockey practice wiped her out. We tried less screen time and earlier dinners—no luck. Then we added one tiny habit: a 10-minute walk outside right after breakfast. The first...

The 2-Minute Ritual That Changed Our Evenings On a hectic Wednesday, my daughter and I were racing through homework, hockey bag packing, and dinner dishes. She looked tense; I felt the same. Before lights-out, I tried something new:“Name one thing that made today better.”She whispered, “Coach let me try defense....

A 5-Minute Notebook That Changed Bedtime When my 10-year-old, Jayden, hit a midyear slump—restless at night, nervous before hockey, and convinced he was “the smallest on the team”—I tried something simple. Every night, just five minutes of mindful journaling: three breaths, one gratitude, one “tiny win,” and one “strong body”...