The Truth About Family Dinners

Dr. Polly Dunnwww.ChildPsychMom.com Earlier this year I happened upon an article by a respected family psychologist and parenting expert.  In it, he provided lots of ideas on how parents could improve their family life, a number of which I completely agreed with.  But then I got to his recommendation about family dinners.  He suggested that [...]

Yet another lesson in parenting…

My son and I are in the Goleta gas station an hour and a half into our drive to San Francisco to look at colleges, and the car decides not to start. I try it again, and it apparently still believes it’s a good idea to pretend it has a dead battery or some such [...]

Can I Save My Relationship?

The health of the relationship of the parents, together or apart, is a crucial factor in helping our kids grow up to be confident and secure in themselves and the world around them.