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 least...

This is the greatest news! Of course there had to be a technical glitch at the start: some people who registered in order to vote for us were blocked or locked out, but now the technology gods are smiling. I ask, below, with every expectation that you will have no...

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...

In it to win it! A few weeks ago Lulit at Ashoka called to invite us to take part in this competition: an exciting opportunity to tell people how important parenting education is to young people’s success in school and life and - even better - to tell them how Parents...

You may have seen TIME Magazine's article declaring American kids to be brats. You probably saw - or heard about - the viral video of an American dad shooting his daughter's laptop in response to her Facebook rant about her parents and chores. Do we have a problem? I...

A study published in the Canadian Medical Journal, reported today (February 8, 2012) in the Boston Globe http://b.globe.com/zy0cDb includes these cautionary comments: “Spanking is a traumatic experience that can cause small losses in the brain’s gray matter,”...

Now this is nice . . . a letter saying Parents Forum works! My wife Susan and I have had the pleasure of knowing Eve Sullivan since the summer of 1998. My wife had met Eve and was introduced to Parents Forum.  Being young parents with children ages 5 and 3 at the time...

I am very happy about this news: Digital Book World Announces First-Ever QED Approved Ebooks NEW YORK – January 6, 2012 – Digital Book World today announced that 85 ebooks have been approved as QED-worthy. Among the awardees is Where the Heart Listens, by Eve...

With consumerist craziness in its ascendance at this time of year, it is a challenge to keep things simple. I remind myself that children, all of us, really, remember the good times we share more than we remember specific presents. When my kids were growing up I tried...

This is so exciting, stepping out on the world stage. Doctors and other health care professionals around the globe read The Lancet! Take a look: Visit http://www.thelancet.com and search for 'parenting resources' There you will see the letter I wrote with four...