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Every year my kids and I look forward to summer vacation and a break in the busy school year schedule. The first few days...
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My son was pretty determined to take a gap year between high school and college, but now is having second thoughts. Of course I...
To March or Not to March
Protests, marches, and demonstrations aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. On a number of issues people are banding together to express their resistance and in...
The Best Cure for First-Day Jitters
The first day of school has so many challenges and joys, whether it’s the start of daycare, kindergarten, middle school, high school, college or...
Paying their Way
Many of our millennial children are smack dab in the era of student loans, expensive tuition and relatively low entry-level salaries. As a result,...
When Birds and Bees Start Buzzing Around
Talking about the “birds and the bees” with our children is tricky, uncomfortable and, in many ways, a parent’s nightmare. But it’s a part...
Urgency or Emergency?
The summer is a great time for kids to let loose. School is out and there is an array of ways to have fun....
Type B(More) Parenting
True confession: Now that we are in the whirlwind of the school year, I¡¯m having a hard time not giving in to the temptation...
Last But Not Least
Keep your children close and your smartphones even closer. These days, we feel the need to be constantly connected--and many times for good reason....
‘That’s So Rude!’
It’s unsettling to hear your children tell you about someone being rude, uncool or insensitive toward them. It hurts you almost as much as...
