MOM!!! I’m FINE!! _ Too much noise?
Let’s give a big shout out to Nina Kraus for her article, “Hearing Too Much in a Noisy World,” in …
Tag Archives: family conversations
The Right Amount of Busy
Like me, I’ll bet one of the first things you noticed about The COVID Shutdown of Spring 2020 was that …
REAL Questions from REAL Parents: Sometimes my kid seems SO ungrateful! How can I combat entitlement?
This mom is NOT the only one of us to think, “Wow! Am I raising a pack of over-indulged, snotty …
REAL Questions from REAL Parents: A Zillion Social Lessons…if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again?
In last week’s blog I offered a list of some REAL questions I’ve received from REAL parents. You may have …
Keep Calm and Parent On: Thoughts Teen Suicide
It is oddly troubling to discover that not only is teen suicide a problem in our community but that it …
Why She Drinks
(Photo from Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2013) At a time when I hear many more young women (teens) …
Summer Driving Might Not Be So Sunny!
When you read the stats on teen driving during the summer, it really gets your attention. This just in from …
How do we help kids develop “post-traumatic growth?” Asset 4
(A re-post by popular request) We’ve been considering how to help our kids come out on the “high side” after …
A BOLD New Realization (a re-run by popular demand!)
I don’t know about you, but I just LOVE to learn new things. Especially things which explain life and help …
Meanspeak’s Mark
This is NOT a blog about teen suicide. On the front page of The Dallas Morning News today, April 4, …
Kathleen Fischer 