Tell your parenting education story

In celebration of August 1st Respect for Parents Day, we are launching a month-long poll of parents and parenting educators asking: What has been the biggest positive influence on your own parenting? All are welcome to respond, those with direct experience with...

Spanking, the discussion continues

Hello …and a very Happy Fathers Day to all the Fathers in our families and communities… I had to write about this. The Sunday Globe Magazine June 17, 2012 cover story begins, “Studies show that most parents don’t want to hit their kids – and...

Congratulations to www.changemakers.com/empathy winners!

The Activating Empathy winners are great group, for sure, and I am happy that Parents Forum was a finalist. But (boo-hoo) our entry Opening the Door to Parents http://bit.ly/wNn9bV did not win. And that’s the way it is. Plenty to be glad about, though, not the...

International Day of Families is today!

May 15 is here again and it is very heartening to remember that there are lots of good people around the world working to support families. I just spent an hour by telephone with National Parenting Education Network (NPEN – US) council members in a very rich...