Family

Billing The Broken

Foster care billing can trap parents in debt, prolong family separation, and undermine reunification efforts. It is structural violence.

The Fourth Kind

More than half of marriages don’t work today because there’s a misconception – an ignorance – about what love is.

New York’s Hidden Foster Care Bill

When Oversight Becomes Overreach–Summary Last week, The Imprint reported that New York’s legislatur… All of our content is free to

Help with Teenagers

Someone once said, “There is nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning won’t aggravate.” It’s funny because it’s true. Raising teenagers

The Talk

A parent of an eight-year-old recently wanted to know at what age she should have “the talk.” I believe it’s

Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be

To discard the damaged and broken – the unwanted and the no-longer-useful – that is the way of the w…

The Five Protective Factors

To ensure that parents can provide the vital elements of a thriving family, they must be equipped wi… All of

A Happier Teenager

As they get older, teenagers should have more freedoms and fewer limits. However, there should always be some. The truth

Listen to Everything

The key to raising teenagers is to start when they’re small children. If parents develop and maintain a caring, trusting,

If Only

Since my children are grown and gone, I find myself being more introspective about the past and how I raised

Billing The Broken

Foster care billing can trap parents in debt, prolong family separation, and undermine reunification efforts. It is structural violence.

The Fourth Kind

More than half of marriages don’t work today because there’s a misconception – an ignorance – about what love is.

New York’s Hidden Foster Care Bill

When Oversight Becomes Overreach–Summary Last week, The Imprint reported that New York’s legislatur… All of our content is free to

Help with Teenagers

Someone once said, “There is nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning won’t aggravate.” It’s funny because it’s true. Raising teenagers

The Talk

A parent of an eight-year-old recently wanted to know at what age she should have “the talk.” I believe it’s

Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be

To discard the damaged and broken – the unwanted and the no-longer-useful – that is the way of the w…

The Five Protective Factors

To ensure that parents can provide the vital elements of a thriving family, they must be equipped wi… All of

A Happier Teenager

As they get older, teenagers should have more freedoms and fewer limits. However, there should always be some. The truth

Listen to Everything

The key to raising teenagers is to start when they’re small children. If parents develop and maintain a caring, trusting,

If Only

Since my children are grown and gone, I find myself being more introspective about the past and how I raised

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