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Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****I plead guilty to being of the pre-tech generation, so that may be the reason I had a hard time learning about apps for new mothers designed to make it easier during the first few months of sleepless nights and days spent cooped up at home. Of course, these days… … Read More

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****I plead guilty to being of the pre-tech generation, so that may be the reason I had a hard time learning about apps for new mothers designed to make it easier during the first few months of sleepless nights and days spent cooped up at home. Of course, these days… … Read More

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****What story can parents tell their children to help them make sense of the changes in their lives during this time? Children are being restricted from what had been the major ingredients of their lives, school, playmates, park activities. How do we explain this to them?Part of the problem is… … Read More

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****The question about finding the balance between freedom and authority seems to strike a chord for many parents. When it comes down to the issues that arise with children, the answer to “where do you draw the line?” can become quite murky. And parents struggle with this question.The question is… … Read More

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****A bible story tells of King Solomon. Asked to decide on a conflict between two women each claiming to be the mother of the same child, he suggested splitting the child in two giving each woman half. Thereupon one woman protested, saying the child should be awarded to the other… … Read More

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****Much discussion these days by parents and educators is about the future of education for children at all levels from preschool to college. The unexpected dependence on online teaching as schools were forced to close in the face of the pandemic, has led to various appraisals of this modality of… … Read More

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****The mother of a young adult asked me how we can teach young people to be mindful that their behavior has an effect on everyone. This is the same question being asked by the infectious disease experts and various state governors given the spike in coronavirus following young people’s disregard… … Read More

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****A friend’s email expressed a great sense of loss over her daughter having given birth to a baby on the other end of the country, meaning she had been unable to be with her daughter or meet her new granddaughter. This time of the pandemic has had an impact on… … Read More

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****There have been numerous articles advising how to talk to children about the threefold impact of the pandemic, racial upset and the economic fallout disrupting the well-being of many families. Reassurance seems unrealistic given the fact that these events seem without end, and school is no longer available as a… … Read More

We live in a competitive society which impacts us – and our children – in many ways. Children are given more and more tests to measure their achievement, compare them to others and rank them accordingly. Parents feel pressure for their children to achieve in many areas, so they will be advantaged in school, work… … Read More