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Family Circle: Are We Setting Our Kids Up For Social Incompetence? 22 Aug 2013 | 10:39 pm
Last week I posted a mother’s question about her daughter’s struggles to maintain friendships with other girls. Today, I’m responding to some of the reader comments made in reaction to my advice. Whi...
Family Circle: When Your Kid Can’t Keep Friends 10 Aug 2013 | 12:51 am
Recently, a mom wrote to me with the following problem: “I have a 14-year-old daughter who is starting high school in the fall. Since she was a toddler, she’s always been confident and outgoing with ...
Family Circle: Have You Talked To Your Child About Trayvon? 26 Jul 2013 | 09:02 pm
If you are a white parent of an older child or teen, have you discussed the Trayvon Martin tragedy with them? When the verdict came in over the weekend, I realized that I had not. For a moment, I was...
Is the Answer No? Ask for it, Anyway 29 Jun 2013 | 02:28 am
One of the most important skills we learn as girls is the ability to ask without knowing the outcome: to apply for an opportunity we might not get, to raise our hand even if we don’t know the right an...
Family Circle: Teaching Your Child To Deal With Anger 25 Jun 2013 | 04:10 am
Recently, I was sitting on my 12-year-old son, Elijah’s, bed. The lights were out and he was under the covers—as in he’d pulled the covers up over his face. Me: Honey, it’s ok to say that you’re frus...
Grad Night, School Policy and Mobile Media Management 21 Jun 2013 | 07:51 pm
June 6, 2013 “…Any personal items (including car keys, ids, cell phones) will be bagged and labeled with the student’s name. Digital cameras must NOT have transmission capability and will [...]
Daily Dot: Does online hate silence us? 21 Jun 2013 | 01:38 am
The first time I received, “I hope you die, bitch,” my heart jumped. Was that really directed at me? Receiving hate mail is part of my profession. It doesn’t kill me. It doesn’t make me cry on my couc...
7 Words You Shouldn’t Say To Your Kid 21 Jun 2013 | 01:27 am
There aren’t many times when I feel like “Never do X” is the right thing to say to your child. But last week I came across one. I posted on [...]
Why I’m Sending My Sons To Cotillion 21 Jun 2013 | 01:22 am
My husband and I have relentlessly taught our children to hold doors for people. We’ve told them they need to ask to be excused from the dinner table and they’re [...]
Family Circle, Ask Rosalind: “I Can’t Afford to Give My Kids Everything. Will They Suffer Emotionally?” 21 Jun 2013 | 01:01 am
Q. How do you keep your family happy? Times are tough now, but I don’t want my kids to suffer emotionally because I can’t afford to give them everything. A. Although life can be horribly stressful whe...
