Melinda Blau

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Dear Family Whisperer: Grandma, Compromise Is Out of the Question

September 21, 2015 by Melinda Blau

Dear Family Whisperer: Grandma, Compromise Is Out of the Question From Huffington Post In this and many family situations when parents and grandparents clash, there is no middle ground.  Read more…

How to Affix a Decal (and Other Daily Lessons)

August 17, 2015 by Melinda Blau

How to Affix a Decal (and Other Daily Lessons) From Huffington Post Why can’t Americans figure out how to open a bag of chips without being instructed to “tear here”? Read more…

Dear Family Whisperer: Facing the Death of a Pet…Together

August 12, 2015 by Melinda Blau

Dear Family Whisperer: Facing the Death of a Pet…Together From Huffington Post Barney, our chocolate Lab, is 12, arthritic, half-blind and deaf. He’s still eating and enjoys short walks, but… I’m starting to worry. Read more…

Dear Family Whisperer: What To Do About “Grandparent Detox” (or Summer Camp Re-Entry)

July 31, 2015 by Melinda Blau

Dear Family Whisperer: What To Do About “Grandparent Detox” (or Summer Camp Re-Entry) From Huffington Post …offering unsolicited advice to Rachel Toalson, author of a recent blog entitled, “Detoxing from the Grandparents Is Real. I Swear.” Read more…

Dear Family Whisperer: Why You Shouldn’t Make Your Kid Clean His Room

June 16, 2015 by Melinda Blau

Dear Family Whisperer: Why You Shouldn’t Make Your Kid Clean His Room From Huffington Post I go through cycles of yelling at him and threatening to take away something he loves unless he cleans it up. Read more…

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