Controlling vs. Contributing to Your Child’s Future

I’ve come to the conclusion that every child, whether they admit it or not must be afraid of the dark. I can’t tell you how many times my kids would call me into their rooms and ask me to leave a night-light, or keep the door open so that the monsters in their closets wouldn’t come out.

As adults, most of us master the fear from the uncertainty we feel in the dark. But the uncertainty is still there, because when you cannot see there is a lack of control. You can’t protect yourself from tripp...