Drs. Douglas W. Ota
The Path of the Swallow: an Update in 12 Parts Part IV: Houston, We Have a Problem
My work over the last decade has grappled with one central question. Could attachment security be getting compromised at schools with...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Jan 21, 20201 min read
Part III: The swallow goes digital. Announcing the Kindle Version of Safe Passage.
Many of you have been calling for this for years. It was on my list, but the research got priority. Safe Passage can now be bought far...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Oct 29, 20193 min read
The View from the Rear
I close my eyes and think back to the first time I gave her the wheel. It seemed then I had just changed her diaper in the middle of the...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Oct 20, 20191 min read
The Path of the Swallow: An Update in 12 Parts | Part 2: SPASIS
SPASIS explains my flight to Vietnam: the Safe Passage Attachment Study at International Schools. But don't worry: swallows fly home,...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Oct 13, 20192 min read
The Path of the Swallow: An Update in 12 Parts | Part 1: "Origins"
I've been silent on social media for years. The privacy scandals of the last few years provided an excuse to go off grid. I grabbed the...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Jan 6, 20173 min read
Why Running (or Anything Difficult) is Easier in a Group
This article was published in translated form in the Dutch edition of Runner's World, January 2017. Ever noticed it's easier to run...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Sep 26, 20161 min read
Marianna Pogosyan, Ph.D, recently integrated some of my ideas in her "Helping Children Through
Marianna Pogosyan, Ph.D, recently integrated some of my ideas in a great article in the online version of this leading magazine. Click...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
May 6, 20164 min read
Why Your Kids Push Your Buttons? Here’s Why.
Have you ever wondered how your kids know exactly what to do to drive you nuts? As if they know precisely where your “buttons” are, and...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Apr 27, 20165 min read
Paper Towns That Offer Safe Passage
The real world gets reflected in our maps of the real world, not the other way around. Right? Simply putting something on a map won’t...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Apr 13, 201611 min read
Flashes: Inside the Mind of a 3-Hour Marathoner
I wrote this story after running the Rotterdam Marathon in 2016, my twelfth marathon. If you're a runner—but especially if you're...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Nov 18, 20152 min read
Two Jobs. One Answer To Paris.
I have two jobs. One I worked for. The other was given. These jobs look like different coin faces. To me they’re inseparable. I’m the...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Oct 11, 20153 min read
Let's Talk About the Weather
We see each other in the distance, but we act like we don’t. We just keep walking, gradually approaching one another. After all, we...
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Drs. Douglas W. Ota
Aug 24, 20154 min read
Blogging My Way Home
Writing a book is hard. People warned that the publication process is harder. They were right. Strangely, blogging in my mind seems the...
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