Managing the Trauma of Transitions
Spring is here – and it’s all about transitioning from winter to summer. That old change of seasons. For the flowers, the trees, and…our kids. The school year is ending. Some kids are heading off to summer camps (or summer school). Some kids are coming back home. So how do you get your child (and…
Should Kids Take a Gap Year Before College?
Sounds nice, doesn’t it? You’re 18. Just finished high school. Now, instead of heading to college to hit the books again, you travel, meet new people, and learn more about yourself. So why would parents oppose this? The “gap year” is an increasingly popular choice for American high schools – a year of work, study…
Women, Girls and the Cost of Being Female
A recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute offered a startling calculation: the world can gain $12 trillion by 2025 simply by empowering women and achieving gender parity in the work place and our homes. This is big news for international leaders, multinational corporations, banking conglomerates – and moms and daughters everywhere. “The Power of…
Why Sexting is Not Child Porn
It’s horrifying to parents: why would our children WANT others to see naked pictures of them? Why do we have to even TALK to our children about the many reasons that voluntarily taking, sending, or sharing nude pictures is not in any child’s best interest? But despite our horror over this digital and cultural divide…
The Fat Shaming of Amy Schumer
Comedian Amy Schumer was shocked. Which, if you’ve seen her bawdy YouTube rants or her R-rated movie, Trainwreck, you might find hard to believe. But her outrage had nothing to do with her provocative comedic routines or her trademark candor about dating and sex. Here's what got Amy mad: Glamour Magazine put her name on the…