Melinda Blau

Writer, Speaker, Social Observer

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Health and Lifestyle

Understanding and dealing with the expected and the unexpected…

I Can See Clearly Now: The Latest Eye Laser Surgery

March 10, 1997 by Melinda Blau

I Can See Clearly Now: The Latest Eye Laser Surgery From New York The procedure is considered dangerously experimental by some, the wave of the future by others (“as common a rite of passage as braces”)  Read more…

Home Schooling

October 22, 1996 by Melinda Blau

Home Schooling From Child Magazine Even some home-schooling parents are awed by the responsibility they’ve taken on. Read more…

Could Addictive Behavior Be in Your Child’s Future?

March 22, 1995 by Melinda Blau

Could Addictive Behavior Be in Your Child’s Future? From Child Magazine What parents put in the bank with kids in the early years does matter – and can protect them. Read more…

Staying Sane in a Crazy World

February 23, 1994 by Melinda Blau

Staying Sane in a Crazy World From New Woman Maggie scrambled her way to the top of the career ladder, and now she wonders why she’s there. Read more…  

ADD: The Scariest Letters in the Alphabet

September 13, 1993 by Melinda Blau

ADD: The Scariest Letters in the Alphabet From New York Magazine  Until they are correctly diagnosed and unless they are properly treated, ADD children can’t help it. Read more…

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ABOUT ME
As an award-winning journalist and author of fifteen books, my “beat” is relationships. Find out more about my work here.
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