Be Kind and Carry On

“Be Kind and Carry On” the cover story on the 8/13/17 issue of Parade Magazine on Princess Diana’s Legacy of Kindness is such an inspiration, especially in these very troubling times where we see unkindness, and much worse, at every turn. Princess Diana is quoted as...

A revelation and a plea

The revelation . . . Parents Forum should be free, in part because support that is freely offered is, quite simply, priceless. The other reason, which leads to the plea, is that nobody seems to want to pay for what we offer. Sad face. The heartfelt plea . . . Could...

Our collective blind spot

Almost every day I read an article on children’s issues that completely ignores parents. What is wrong with this picture? The Economist’s otherwise terrific article “Poor children fall behind early in life. Better pre-school education could...

Be the Change . . . award nomination

This quick word, with profound thanks to Sophia Luthuli in Soweto, South Africa, who nominated me, is to share a link: http://bit.ly/1TjMMKK The nomination for a Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Award in the individual activist category is a great honor. It would...

Ch-ch-ch-changes

It seems that I was the 12,733,144-th person to listen online to this song by David Bowie, who is now, sadly, gone from us. I confess that I did not follow him … something about being busy raising children, working and all that … during his heyday. I have...