Jessica Lahey+

Back to Work, Back to Work, Jiggety-Jig

I'm excited to get back to the kids and here's where I'll be this fall

Six Months On

Spending the summer in my happy place

How to Grow an A+ Garden

or, How to Feed Your Future with Your Past

A Secret I've Been Keeping

Hit It Hard and Soft

Emerging adulthood, with thanks to Billie Eilish and the woods of Vermont

When Your Joy Becomes Your Job

I need to fall back in love with the words, and this is how I do it.

House rules matter when it comes to substance use!

Kids whose caretakers do not have a consistent and clear message around not using addictive substances are 70% more likely to start using early in life.

Cannabis and psychiatric disorders?

So many questions about the new study linking past year adolescent cannabis use and psychiatric disorders in young adulthood. Let's get into it!

How Deciding to Donate a Kidney Saved My Life

Here's hoping my experience may encourage others to consider becoming a living donor.

Why I Have Not Written About My Breast Cancer

It may be the most traumatic thing that's ever happened to me but it's also one of the least interesting.

A Long October

...and there's reason to believe / maybe this year will be better than the last*

Why, yes! I'd LOVE to speak at your school!

It's about time for me to head back out on the road and your town could be next.

The Devils I Know

I choose the bear, the wasp, and the mite

From 98% Fatal to 93% Cure

What I learned this week about Feline Infectious Peritonitis, or FIP

The Bears and the Bees

I may have lost my long-term investment, but at least I've paid my tuition.

Bear night three

Electric fencing arrives in a few days!

Five things podcast guests need to know

Think of these five tips as media training 101 for podcast guesting.

New series at the #AmWriting podcast: mentoring an aspiring author from soup to nuts

Meet Dr. Megan, a hopeful author/speaker with an intriguing book idea, the professional chops to back it up, and the guts to be Jess' mentee/guinea pig

What Sticks on the Wall

Answering the oft-asked question, "What's going on behind you?"

Static Cling

The charge that lingers long after a storm passes

Don't Wear Nice Underwear

An Education of a Flatlander excerpt in which I learn how to milk a dairy herd

What is Old is New Again

This post is public so feel free to share it.

That Time of Year Again

What I want for Mother's Day

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity-Jig

I'm home, the seedlings are up, and the animals are smelly

Bob, Marcia, Cathy and Sam

They paved the way here and will continue to point the way forward

What I've Learned about Worms

Plus, video evidence of The Horror.

Ep.21: Give kids more autonomy at home

Ep. 20: Increasing choice in my classroom = more intrinsic motivation

Ep. 19: How do we get that sweet, sweet intrinsic motivation?

Ep. 18: The link between extrinsic motivators and cheating

Ep. 17: Extrinsic motivator cons = decreased motivation & creativity, more cheating

Ep.16: If you want your kids to NOT want to learn math, pay them for their math grades.

Ep. 15: Intrinsic motivation and the holy grail of learning, flow

Ep. 14: Intrinsic v. extrinsic motivation

Ep. 13: Autonomy-supportive parenting

Ep. 12: If "I just want my kid to be happy" doesn't make kids happy, what now?

Ep. 11: I don't "just want my kid to be happy"

Ep. 10: Help kids build an internal barometer of self-worth