Why Dads Leave: Insights & Resources for When Partners Become Parents…
On The Book, by Meryn Callander
"At last someone has come up with the courage to tackle one of the most insidious epidemics in American life. When men leave…
DSM-5 Proposed Autism Spectrum Criteria
From SafeMinds
The autism community is extremely concerned about potential impacts of the proposed criteria for Autism Spectrum…
Leaving Home: The Journey from Birth to Emerging Adulthood, A 14 Part…
Here is the first of a 14 part weekly video series based on my upcoming book, Leaving Home: The Journey From Birth To Emerging Adulthood. …
Letting Go – The Art of Mothering
A couple of weekends ago I went to a festival called Shakti Fest, which was to honor the divine mother in all of us. It was three days of yoga practices,…
Swelling and Ice Might Not Be So Swell!
This Vital Mom Health Alert is about physical injuries and bites! You might be saying what do they have in common. The answer… ice! How many…
How Nature Stimulates Creativity and Community – for Children and…
On the way to Mrs. Townsend’s house, I would stop and listen to the sound of ice expanding. Pinpointing where the frozen booms came from was…
To School or To Educate?
As a parent to a nine-month-old, I never thought I would already be considering my child’s education. Before she was born, though, people…
Parent Guilt – A Silent Epidemic
Imagine yourself as a fly on the wall of a confessional booth in a small hamlet of devout churchgoers. In just a few Sundays, you discover, to your…
How To Create A Well Society
(Read Chris' alternate piece, How To Create a Sick Society.)
I’ve begun writing this on a…
Dancing Babies and World Peace
The magnificent blues guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr., performed regularly not far from my childhood home. But the divides of race and radio kept me…