Here is a confession: the more and more research I do, the more I end up diverted on things I find fascinating. Like most of you, my favorite tool for this is the internet. One of my favorite websites is: www.ted.com. There are so many academic, scientific, artistic and humanities presentations on ted.com that I could spend hours just absorbing– until my brain turns to jelly! The website’s primary aim is to inform...
Read MoreHello Families! I recently heard on the NPR radio show Tell Me More a conversation on the topic of the academic achievement gap between boys and girls in American schools. I was quite schocked to hear that the statistical information since 2003 indicates that for every 135 females that graduate from college, only 100 males graduate. What is more telling is that disparity further increases among African American and Latino boys. This...
Read MoreHello World! As a couples counselor and relationship therapist, I wanted to throw out a friendly reminder to all that Valentine’s Day is approaching next week. Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate your love for your partner or someone you love. This love celebration occurs across cultures, although the day, days and rituals of celebration vary. While Valentine’s Day in our culture is celebrated once a year, your...
Read MoreHello Gentleman, I thought I’d take a lesson from marathon racing as an example of how to care for yourself with more kindness. “Hitting the wall” is a marathon term for when your body says “No more, that’s it.” The bummer is that it usually occurs 6-8 miles before the finish line! Most marathoners and athletes know the psychological shift that occurs when a part of you says, “I’m...
Read More“Till Max said “BE STILL” and tamed them with the magic trick of staring into all their yellow eyes without blinking once and they were frightened and called him the most wild thing of all” –Where The Wild Things Are Hello Families! The first part of “Raising Self-Confident Kids” discussed the importance of encouraging imaginative play with your children. Max, from Where The...
Read MoreHello Families! As 2013 begins and we celebrate the New Year, I thought to draw some relationship inspiration from the oldest living married couples in the world. Karam and Katari Chand are seeking the record in the Guinness Book of World Records. Karam is 107 and Katari is 100. Currently they are validating 87 years of marriage to Guiness. Here are some things they say to others about the success of their relationship excerpted from...
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