Latest News: Named Program Director for The Vail Forum
I’m pleased to announce that I have been named Program Director of The Vail Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence and good works in all life pursuits through a commitment to thought leadership, exchange of ideas, technological innovation, transformational experiences, and practical solutions. I will be responsible for developing and overseeing The Vail […]
Read MoreParenting: Let Kids be Kids
I had three experiences recently that were real eye openers for me when it comes to raising children. I have to admit that I don’t have too many epiphanies these days, considering that I’ve worked with children for years, I’m the author of three parenting books (working on my fourth), and I have two kids […]
Read MoreLatest News: New Book Interview on KGO-San Francisco
I had an hour-long interview on Saturday with the Pat Thurston on KGO-San Francisco about my just-published parenting book, Your Children are Listening: Nine Messages They Need to Hear From You. You can listen to the interview here.
Read MoreTechnology: Bad Decision Making 2.0
There has been some egregiously bad decision making in the news lately, highlighted by the revelations around now-former Congressman Anthony Weiner’s ongoing sexually explicit Twitter conversations and photo sharing with six women. And just to show you that this post isn’t a partisan attack, let’s not forget the similarly bad decision making of also-recently-resigned Republican […]
Read MoreLatest News: New Parenting Book Available Today!
My latest parenting book, Your Children are Listening: Nine Messages They Need to Hear From You, is now available for purchase here. The first five people who email me (jim@drjimtaylor.com) and are willing to promise to write a review on amazon will get a free, autographed copy.
Read MoreEducation: Punish the Parents for Failing Students?
Some time ago I wrote a blog post in which I argued, contrary to the current political wisdom (is that an oxymoron?) and education policy that the problem with public education in America is not lousy teachers or failing schools. Rather, failing students are the problem, specifically, students we enter the public school system wholly […]
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