Finding True North

At age 11, my grandfather came to Singapore to see me at my boarding school. He told me, “Study hard, and come home as a doctor so you can take care of me.” Little did I know at that time, this goal of having a doctor in the family was in part a cultural construct, a...

The Power of Authenticity

When your child has health concerns, you are stressed. And when you are stressed, you just want things to be easy. Sometimes being authentic isn’t easy – sometimes it seems as if authenticity will lead to conflict or even to a connection that you don’t have time to...

Are We Raising Screenagers?

When I was growing up, my dad traveled a lot. Once when I was 9 years old, he came home from a trip with a big box and asked me to come into his office. He said that inside the box was something he and I could share. It was a Commodore 64… a computer! Not only could...