Parenting Matters: Food for Thought

Often, we teach better through our actions than our words

Researchers say we have evolved to benefit from meaningful, daily, human connection. David Prado Perucha/Shutterstock

Everything parents do is important.

Recently, The Tennessean, a daily newspaper in Nashville, featured a chef I wish I could meet. When he was asked the secret to creating great food, he answered: Start with the best ingredients and don’t mess them up. With my passion for parenting, I immediately thought of this as a parenting lesson.