A Backyard Experiment That Changed Everything Last summer, I noticed my 8-year-old daughter Zoe stumbling over her own feet during backyard tag. She’d been wearing her favorite sneakers nonstop—even indoors. One day, I dared her to play barefoot on the lawn. Within minutes, she was darting in and out of...

The Power of Imagination in My Daughter’s Growth Journey Last summer, my daughter Ava confided she felt “stuck” in her height—the other kids in camp seemed to shoot up overnight, while she stayed the same. Instead of more supplements, I introduced her to a short visualization exercise: each night she’d...

  A Surprising Growth Spurt in Spring Last spring, my son suddenly outgrew his sneakers—again. We had just bought them in February, and by April, they were snug. I thought it was just a coincidence. But chatting with a few other parents at soccer practice, I heard similar stories: “My...