I want to change the way we think about single moms. Seven years ago, when my son was small and mostly wordless, I took him to the local library to get his energy back before a nap. He was in his stroller, happily distracted by a snack as I searched for a good place among … Read more
Justin Paget / Getty With the upsurge in COVID cases in the United States and now wintery weather in the mix, hundreds of families have seen their recent travel plans blocked, changed or even canceled altogether. If you are someone with little or no responsibility, then a change of plan, while annoying, is more than … Read more
Courtesy of Michael Ade I’m not going to lie to you Marge, cannabis use is something that I did not understand and that I judged very high. Years of Nancy Reagan’s “DARE to Say No to Drugs” have done quite a bit on me – and to this day, I’m still as square as they … Read more
Melinda Longoria’s road to recovery has been long and difficult. Twice now, she has had criminal cases turned over to Bexar County Family Court, which is helping defendants to recover. She missed the program the first time. An alcoholic and drug addict, Longoria used heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and crack cocaine. She went to jail. Over … Read more
Source: Shantaryna Payne / Unsplash Like American women, women in many other developed countries marry later and do not rush to have babies. More and more, many are choosing the celibate life without fanfare. In Japan and South Korea, however, women are publicly and very visibly committed to remaining single. Unmarried marriages Japanese women buy … Read more
Wait for Omicron to keep his kids home after winter break We are two years away from this pandemic. OF THEM. YEAR. Moms have been trying to juggle professional expectations for two years while being thrown into whole new situations with managing childcare, virtual school or even home schooling. Two years afraid of losing their … Read more
Source: 1899441 / Pixabay Family leave policies vary widely and can be confusing. What allowances are imposed by the state? Do dads even know how much time they’re allowed? Why don’t fathers use all of their time when the benefits to their families are so great? In this guest post, Sima Bernstein, EdD, who has … Read more
Source: Pezibear / Pixabay Once a year friends from out of town visit for several days. I need to make sure I have a stack of books handy for Allie, their now 17-year-old daughter. She goes through them, one after the other. The cell phone next to him doesn’t seem to be slowing down his … Read more
Dear Annie: I am a 62 year old Nana of two beautiful daughters, 6 months and 3 years old. My son and his wife live 2.5 hours away, so I visit them every six weeks or so. My daughter-in-law took extra precautions during the pandemic. She limited visits, including her family, and I was fortunate … Read more
Source: RawPixel / Pexels Article invited by Cristina Schreil. It’s no secret that older generations have reached certain milestones in family planning much earlier than Millennials. For example, getting married and having babies in your twenties was once considered the right time. This is not the case with Millennials. Researchers at the Urban Institute found … Read more