Insights on raising children…
Not the Same or Different: A Better Way to Look at LGBT-headed Families
From Huffington Post
How different is their life from any dual-earner couple, gay or straight, caring for a preschooler and a baby? Read more…
One Genius Way to Stop Having the Same Old Fight
From Huffington Post
Instead of running your family like a top-down corporation, think of it as cooperative enterprise. Read more…
Tiger Mom, Helicopter Dad: You Both Have it Wrong
From Shareable.com
I hadn’t realized that sleeping at friends’ houses is now on the ever-growing list of threats to children…Read more…
Why Good Kids Go Bad
From New Woman
How could a young man who grew up in an apparently loving, close-knit family be involved in, much less convicted of, second-degree murder? Read more…
Learning Curve
From New York Magazine
To find a supportive environment, teens with learning disabilities have two choices, each in extremely short supply: Read more….
Gay Parents
From Child Magazine
In a world that often prizes conformity, gay parents must face others’ skepticism about how their offspring will fare emotionally. Read more…
Family Fun in the 90s
From Child Magazine
…good times also help kids get through the inevitable tough times. Read more…
The Shortest Commute
From Child Magazine
Parenting doesn’t necessarily get easier just because you work where you live. Read more…
New Ways to Create Community
From Child Magazine
…how parents today are revitalizing the concept of neighborhood and redefining family. Read more…
Generation X Parents
From Child Magazine
You grew up during the Seventies when mothers went off to work, gender prescriptions changed, and marriages floundered. Read more…
Mommy, Where Did I Come From?
From Child Magazine
The story of a person’s birth is both magical and essential to her identity. Read more…
Secrets of Happy Stepfamilies
From Child Magazine
The same loving, well-behaved kids who had welcomed their Dad’s girlfriend saw their new stepmother as the enemy. Read more…
Role Model Moms and Dads: 8 Enlightened Ways to Prepare Your Child for the 21st Century
From Child Magazine
Parents everywhere are caught up in a whirlwind of societal change…The world is shrinking; old definitions don’t seem to fit. Read more…
Your One and Only
From Child Magazine
The Whitelys don’t give much thought to comments such as, He needs to have a brother or sister or How selfish of you to have only one child. Read more…
When Money is Tight
From Child Magazine
No matter where you are on the economic spectrum, money is a family affair. Read more…
Bridging the Generation Gap: New Ways to Keep Grandparents Close
From Child Magazine
Because many families live so far apart, parents are increasingly rediscovering the importance of the grandparenting connection. Read more…
Bridging the Generation Gap
From Child Magazine
Because many families live so far apart, parents are increasingly rediscovering the importance of the grandparenting connection. Read More…
The Skeptical Parent’s Guide to Family Meetings
From Child Magazine
Some people think of having family meetings as a ‘nice little idea,’ but it’s so much more. Read more…
What’s Your Family’s EQ?
From Child Magazine
We need to help families create new dreams to fit new realities. Read more…
Close Encounters: How to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse
From New York Magazine
Little do parents realize that the sexual bogeyman they should fear is almost never the disheveled stranger who lurks in the shadows. Read more…
Yes, We Can Teach Empathy to Children
From Work/Family Life
Empathy is the foundation on which connection is built. Read more…
Divorce Family Style
From New York Magazine
One of the greatest cosmic jokes is that people whose ties as a couple have been severed in court will always be in each other’s lives. Read more…
In It Together
From New York Magazine
There was no magical solution to our problem…but over those two or three years, family therapy got us all through a hard transition period. Read more…
Conquering Pain
From New York Magazine
There are 50 million Americans like David, victims of chronic, intractable pain, many of whom are depressed, drug-dependent, and desperate. Read more…
Why Parents Kick Their Kids Out
From Parents
Gregory’s parents locked him out of the house in their New England suburb when he was fifteen, but emotionally they had kicked him out years before. Read more…
When Children Are Guests for the Weekend
From New York Times
When a host gives not-so-hidden messages about a child’s behavior, it often makes the parents tense, defensive, and defensive. Read more…