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Put the Spark Back in Your Marriage!
Marriages are crumbling around me. Two friends of mine, within a year of one another, left their husbands for other men. Another married friend of mine admitted–with not a lot of compunction–that hes had a girlfriend for years, and sorta cant wait until his youngest child (age 12) leaves for college so he can divorce his wife.
Preparing For Summer Camp
Summer is almost here! The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has created recommendations to best prepare and protect young people for participation in day camp or sleep-away camps. The AAP established these guidelines to support nearly 11 million kiddos who attend camp each summer.
Can We Take a Lesson from “Chinese” Parenting?
In the last week, there has been a publicity blast for a new memoir, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” written by Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School and first generation Chinese-American.
Parenting: A Healing Profession
Parenting is a healing profession. This thought floated through my mind this morning and gave me pause to think. How can parenting be a healing profession? When I think of healing professions, I think of doctors, acupuncturists, or nurses. I also think of of spiritual healers and massage therapists. Now I realize that parenting is a different type of healing profession. Who is being healed?
Victoria Beckham Admits to Being a Strict Mom
Make no mistake, Victoria Beckham doesnt let her kids walk all over her. She takes a clue from her own childhood when it comes to parenting her three boys — Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 8, and Cruz, 5. Weve always been very strict with the kids. Thats the way David and myself were brought up, Victoria says in the November issue of Marie Claire. But, Victoria and David also know when to set aside …