Raising Healthy Kids
Raising Healthy Kids is now a section inside Domo Futu. It began as a separate publication, but keeping two parallel projects started to cost more attention than it returned. Bringing it here also makes the mission clearer. How we raise children shapes the future we will all live in.
This section is for parents, caregivers, and professionals who want calm, research-informed guidance across the full arc from pre-conception through age 25. The aim is simple. Help you make small choices that compound into healthier development over time.
Here’s what to expect:
Evidence-grounded ideas from psychology, education, health, and developmental science
Practical tools you can use
A compassionate tone that treats family life as real life
A holistic view that includes body, mind, relationships, community, and purpose
I will keep the writing professional and readable. If a topic brushes up against health care, treat it as education, and involve a clinician when you need individual advice.
The Surprising Truth about Exercise and Childhood Obesity
*This post was originally published in a standalone project, which is now discontinued and integrated into Domo Futu. Welcome to everyone joining from the old newsletter. You can find the full series index here: [Raising Healthy Kids]
How to Think Like a Beginner
Watch a toddler discover a butterfly for the first time. Their eyes widen with pure wonder, tracking every flutter with rapt attention. They don't categorize it as "just another insect" or compare it to pictures they've seen. They simply see it, fully present to the miracle of wings catching sunlight. This is the beginner's mind in its most natural stat…
The Phone in the Backpack
It starts with a quiet flicker. A fifth-grader, small for her age, sits at the back of a bus clutching a brand-new smartphone. Her parents had worried she’d be left out, that she’d miss birthday party group chats or struggle to find her friends after school. Now, as the bus bumps through traffic, she scrolls through a world she barely understands. Notif…
Why Children Behave the Way They Do
Childhood behavior often seems unpredictable (e.g., tantrums, silence, defiance). But these responses follow patterns. And those patterns become legible when we zoom out, not just from the child, but from the systems around them.
Are Schools Still Killing Creativity?
As a psychologist and educator with nearly 20 years in the field, I've witnessed countless trends come and go in the system. But one perspective has remained consistently relevant throughout: Sir Ken Robinson's revolutionary ideas on creativity in education.