Today’s the day for donuts …and discussions

What’s more important, treats or talk? Both are of course and I am a big fan of chatting. I hope to see some of the readers of this (very occasional) blog at Davis Square in Somerville (Mass.) this afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. The address is 250 Elm Street,...

Report from Tunis, and FIEP

Steven Pinker … a quote I read on a Chipotle bag, of all places … said, “We will never have a perfect world, but it is not romantic or naive to work toward a better one.” I am in Tunis this week for the 50th anniversary conference of the...

Our goal as parenting educators

We want parents to raise compassionate children . . . http://nyti.ms/1m00bbn . . . right The parenting education and support that social services presently offer does not seem to do enough to help enough parents accomplish this goal. I suggest we consider more peer...

World stage, a starring role for parenting education?

Yes, there were over 4000 other representatives of nonprofits at the UN in New York last week for the Department of Public Information (DPI) NGO conference, but parenting education was represented. I was there on behalf of the International Federation for Parenting...