Parenting Expert Voices Today

Fathers, Children, and the Courage to Stay Alive

The week leading up to Father’s Day (June 15, 2008) has been designated Men’s Health Week. According to the Men’s Health Network the purpose of Men’s Health Week is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. On a very practical level, this is a time to appreciate our own fathers and children and commit to our own health and well-being. My father almost died, but in the process helped save my life. More…

The Mommy Wars

Oh puh-lease! Can we just call a truce? More…

The Third Decade

In the early 1900's, it occurred to our culture that it would be beneficial to promote the physical and educational health of children in their first decade of life.  In the post-war 1950's we examined the value of caring and nurturing 'adolescents' in life's second decade.  As our culture enters the constantly changing 21st century, it is timely to consider what we can do to help those experiencing the third decade oflife. It is in this crucial decade of twenty-somethings that the spiritsof some are crushed while others thrive on a new connectedness tosociety. More…

A Mother's Wish

I am visiting my parents who both live in southwest Florida. My mother, now retired, is a writer and has an eye for observation. I asked her if I could share one of her short pieces with you and she said, “Yes!” I admire the way she can say so much in just a few sentences.  Something to work toward with my own writing. Thanks, Mom! More…