College roommate issues, planning ahead for success

A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed for Fox Business News on ‘how to handle bad college roommates’ but I like for the discussion take a positive tack: how can you help your high school graduate son or daughter prepare for a successful first semester....

Kids summer safety, more complicated than I remember

In the last week or so I have done several radio interviews on the topic of keeping kids safe in the summer time. The concerns parents have brought up – and reports from a pediatrician and beach patrol director who were on one of the shows with me – are...

WICC ‘Talk of the Town’ May 16, 2011

Jim Buchanan, host of ‘Talk of the Town’ on WICC in Bridgeport CT, will interview me this coming Monday just after 4pm. Looks as if you can listen live at the station website: www.wicc600.com . His question is how parents can discuss, with their kids, the...

Minnesota Teacher of the Year is a parenting educator

The National Parenting Education Network chair, Betty Cook, shared some great news this morning: Katy Smith, just named Minnesota Teacher of the Year, is a parenting educator in the statewide public school Early Childhood Family Education program. This is the first...

Audiobook and eBook of our handbook coming soon!

In honor of International Day of Families (IDF) May 15th, we are happy to announce upcoming release of Where the Heart Listens: a handbook for parents and their allies (third edition) in audio and ebook formats. You can read sample chapters here under ‘Where the...

Tiger Mother, note added

Interesting! Madame Liu Yandong, State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China and the highest-ranking woman in the Chinese government, paid a visit to MIT, where I work, Wednesday, April 13 (2011). I attended her talk, given as part of the China Forum, and was...