Motivate. Don’t Manipulate Your Kids.

Once again, his room isn’t clean, not by any standard. Her backpack, jacket, and shoes are scattered about the floor … More

Weak Language

We often chastise young people for using “strong language,” but there is an equal or greater problem with kids, … More

Sometimes a bad example is as motivating as a good one. I had just such an experience last Saturday: Guitar … More

Anthony Bourdain, is an American chef, author, and television personality. He is well-known as the host of the Travel Channel‘s … More

In the area of technology and society, nobody is an expert because we just don’t know what the long-term effects … More

Here are some of the big questions kids (10-14) have, although they will rarely, if ever, vocalize them. Understanding the … More

As I walk through the halls after school, there is a barrage of faces along my path. Some I know … More

There is a social epidemic that has swept the nation. While it used to be contained to young teenage girls, … More

The following is an excerpt from “A sobering time for parents” by SHEILA WAYMAN (printed in the Irish Times 9-01-09) … More

BENEFITS OF STRUGGLING “A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and … More