Jay Payleitner Blog

Dear Fellow Sojourners: Wisdom for the road.  No charge.  If inspired, feel free to write your own.  Remember 5-7-5. ROAD TRIP HAIKU Recalculating. Whose voice is that anyway? Recalculating. Why […]

Dear Moms and Dads: I believe the occasional grueling car trip should be a requirement for graduating childhood. Hours of transportational incarceration belted onto vinyl seats in a confined space […]

Dear Moms and Dads: It’s only five verses. But Psalm 127 provides a reminder, a warning, a promise, an iconic image on which every parent should meditate, and an endorsement for having lots of kids. Let’s read it together. Even […]

Dear Husbands and Wives: In my book, 52 Ways to Connect as a Couple, I spend one chapter challenging couples to get active. Including ideas like kayaking, zip-lining, and taking a Segway […]

How many squares on a checkerboard? Dear Parents: Asking your kids how many squares are on a checkerboard creates a great chance to teach them the rhyme “Eight times eight fell on […]

Poor Dilbert. Opening today’s newspaper, I see Scott Adam’s beloved character wrestling with a challenge that’s all too common: Way too much on our human to-do list. Like Dilbert, your to-do […]

Dear Friends: I love this quotation . . . “You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every […]

It’s that time of year. My world champion Chicago Cubs are starting strong. Boys and girls are getting spring fever. So this is an excellent time to remind moms and dads of […]

Hiya. This is not an endorsement for Pokemon Go.  I think it’s probably harmless.  I know it has gotten literally millions of young people to go outside and walk around.  (That’s […]

Dear Moms and Dads: Every field of endeavor needs a creative spark. And your brilliant kids can provide it! How can you encourage that spark?  Consider . . . When […]