Adolescence is tough enough; you're not a baby, you're not an adult...you're just sort of in a swing state. And what makes the adolescent swing state painful is when young folks are inclined to be very hard on themselves after some frustration or disappointment... More >>

...I wanted to write because I am dumbfounded by how easily couples divorce and families become fractured. There is an expectation in marriage that we will live happily ever after and if that doesn't happen, well, there's always divorce. More >>

...This spring my youngest had trouble with getting all her work done and her grades plummeted immediately following her Bat Mitzvah. We didn't get angry with her, we reassured her she could and would do better and we were there to help her. More >>

My kid is only in the first grade, but after going through kindergarten, I made the decision to limit what/when homework is done. WHY? I'll tell you... More >>

...My 16-year-old daughter, who has always been wise beyond her years, came to me the other day and said the following: 'If you wanted to spend as much time as possible with your children, why would you get a divorce?' More >>

First off let me say I have always seemed to listen to you at the wrong times in my life. I listened 20 years ago and then for some reason I stopped. If I had been listening 17 years ago I would possibly not have married the woman I married, I chose wrong. More >>

My favorite summer memory is getting my allowance for the week, which was 25 cents, and riding my bike, with my best friend, to the penny candy store and filling a bag with all the goodies the quarter would buy... More >>

Just when you think you've seen it all, your kid goes and screws up in a way you never even imagined possible. Even though you expected the teenage years to be difficult, you just never imagined this... More >>

Even already "10-second" recipes can be aided by fun, kid-style ingredients, and also show that "kid-friendly" can still mean healthful. And summer is the perfect, leisurely, activity-seeking time to embark on such adventures... More >>

One of the hottest concepts in online retail right now is "retail arbitrage" - buying goods retail and then reselling them online for even more money. The idea is that people who cannot buy these items in their local stores will pay a premium over the retail price to buy them online. Which is all well and good, until you bump into a manufacturer that already has an established distribution system... More >>