“The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust. A merging of two people is an […]
Archives for February 2012
Helping Your Teens Argue– And Listen
It may be hard to believe but recent research has found that teens who learn how to argue effectively by practicing on their parents are far more likely to be able to resist peer pressure down the line. So now we know that at least all the arguing is good for something since it drives most […]
Parenting Advice for the New Millenium
“Parenting today is a wildly challenging, confusing job, far beyond anything most of us expected.” -Ron Taffel, Ph.D. This is how family therapist and child-rearing expert, Ron Taffel, begins his most recent book for parents, Childhood Unbound: Saving Our Kids’ Best Selves–Confident Parenting in a World of Change. What I love most about this […]
Lessons for Parents from the Tiger Mother
“This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, it’s about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how I was humbled by a thirteen-year-old.” […]
The Significance of Family Meals
Even back one generation, sitting down for dinner as a family was pretty much a given. It is a telling sign of the times to find out how quickly this ritual is being swallowed up by the demands of our current culture. Many American families, if statistics are to believed, do sit down and eat […]
Getting Closer to Your Kids One Meal at a Time
“Basically, everything a parent worries about can be improved by the simple act of sitting down and sharing a meal.” – Laurie David, producer and author There are several up-to-date resources for parents wanting to know more about both the why’s […]
