This was a short but lovely interview skipping over the surface of parenting principles and laughing about the realities of applying principles in real life. Click below to listen to Chris and Holly Santillo interviewed on WICC 600, Melissa in the Morning. About Melissa in the Morning Melissa in...

Preparing children for the real world can be challenging, in large part because life is complicated. Let’s start with some simple examples: When your adult friend is in a slump, should you console them or bark at them in an attempt to snap them out of it? It depends,...

It was such a joy to speak with Paul Sladuk or Good News Planet–such a truly kind and joyful person! In this interview, we meandered through some life and parenting principles–discussing the importance of learning, integrity, and service. But we also dwelled on being a pacifist martial artist and...

“So, do you think you can do it?” Our guide had just finished telling me that it would be better for the boys to ride donkeys rather than to hike Pico Duarte. It is the Caribbean’s highest peak and a three-day endeavor for the hobbyist hiker. The climb is...

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of being contacted by Ilse Wijnbergen to talk about our book. The concepts in Resilience Parenting resonated with her mission as a new mom so much that she reached out for a chat, all the way from the Netherlands. How wonderful...