Kubla and I love Japanese monster movies. Ultraman, Godzilla, and Mothra all have pride of place in his imagination. We’ve whiled away many an afternoon battling monsters—he’s always the hero, saving the bad guy role
Author: Jonathan Domsky
When Kubla was a toddler, letters and numbers didn’t told his attention. But did he ever love real tools and toy cars. I couldn’t get him to stop playing with my screwdriver set. Sharp steel
Family Dance Time!
Nip your little couch potato in the bud
Kubla had been watching TV for too long. “Kubla, will you play with me?” “I want to watch TV.” “Don’t you want to play with toys?” “No, I just want to watch something.” His show
The Little Prince
Just adult enough
Kubla and I finish watching the movie, The Little Prince. We had recently read the book together, too. If you haven’t seen the movie, it’s a new story that takes place when the narrator is
Secret of the no bad dreams
No more nightmares—helping kids feel safe at night
Kubla used to have bad dreams a couple times a month. One night he dreamed he was all alone and couldn’t find me or Liping. The next night he was afraid to go to sleep.
Family kiss
Touch makes your family feel extra close
Our family invented our own special kiss. For bedtime. After a fight. Any time we want to feel extra close. Kubla and Liping both kiss my face at the same time. Then Kubla and I
Guitar Is My Destiny
Fostering Passion with Loving Connection
Kubla loves music. We always have music playing in our home. He loves to find ways to make music with his toys. For awhile, we have a family piano lesson, but it doesn’t stick. When
I am not a baby’s marionette
Change the rules of the game
Like most babies, Kubla loved to drop things and make me pick them up. Like most parents, I quickly got tired of being a baby’s marionette. One day I decide to change the game. Kubla
There’s no ‘right’ way to play
Stop reading the instructions and start kidding around
When Kubla was a toddler, he showed no interest whatsoever in stacking blocks. Knock down blocks—absolutely. Make rockets or dinosaurs with his blocks spread flat on the ground—sure. But his creations rarely get more than
Let it go
Discretion is the better part of parenting
Time for dinner. Kubla is doing his best to ignore me. “Kubla, I said it’s time for dinner.” Silence. Another call to the table. He’s in a combative mood. “I want to watch TV.” Normally