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How to Know if You’re Doing the Right Thing As a Parent…
Spike Lee was on my mind this morning. Remember the movie, Do The Right Thing? Well, two weeks ago, I questioned myself– did I do the right thing? This morning, I questioned myself again, am I doing the right thing? I’ll get to my story soon, but first….
Book Review “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”
When the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother hit the bookshelves the controversy lit up the skies as if it was July 4th.
The Horrifying Truth About Domestic Violence
Relationship violence is certainly not a fun or comfortable topic to discuss, but it’s increasingly a subject of immense importance. A recent Glamour magazine survey revealed that 29 percent of respondents reported having been in an abusive relationship, and an additional 30 percent admitted they had not been in an abusive relationship, but had been degraded, threatened with a gun or knife, or harmed by their partner at some point.
Blinded by Mother Love
At times our cultural angst reveals itself on the front pages of our national newspapers. Last Friday, USA Today presented its 3.3 million daily readers with a front page story about tween girls titled Growing Up Fast, But With Less Independence as part of its week long, dramatically titled Saving Childhood series.
The Dangers of Children on Facebook
Your 5th grader arrives home from school and tells you that John (and you get a nervous feeling in your belly because John is the boy who picks on her and is known as the class Bully) took a picture of her with his phone and said he is going to take her clothes off in the picture then post it on Facebook.