Melinda Blau

Writer, Speaker, Social Observer

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What’s Your Family’s EQ?

April 22, 1993 by Melinda Blau

What’s Your Family’s EQ? From Child Magazine We need to help families create new dreams to fit new realities. Read more…

Intimate Strangers: Living with a Caregiver

February 22, 1993 by Melinda Blau

Intimate Strangers: Living with a Caregiver From Child Magazine A lot of people get upset when the housekeeper watches TV. I don’t care as long as she gets her job done. Read more…

Close Encounters: How to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse

November 16, 1992 by Melinda Blau

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

August 23, 1992 by Melinda Blau

Yes, We Can Teach Empathy to Children From Work/Family Life Empathy is the foundation on which connection is built. Read more…

Recovery Fever

September 9, 1991 by Melinda Blau

Recovery Fever From New York Magazine She finds it hard to believe the way many of [the baby boomers and club kids] stroll nonchalantly into meetings, as if they’ve joined the latest social club. 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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