Dudes: Would you find it absurd, after 20 years of marriage, if a guy told you he still finds his wife really hot? Peculiar that she gets his heart beating perceptibly quicker every day? Odd that he'd still be fired … Continue reading
Memo to Married Dudes: The Case for Wives in General, and My Wife in Particular
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Nurturing Your Inner Adult
I have a brilliant young client who, in a burst of insight, offered the following in a recent session: "When you spend all of your time nurturing your inner child, you are that child." Man, he is so right. In … Continue reading
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Book review: When Parents Text
In my work, I’ve been encouraging parents lately to communicate to their children via text. I’ve encountered abundant resistance to doing so, from “We Johnsons don’t communicate that way. We talk to each other,” to “I get headaches trying … Continue reading
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The Bright September Sun: Teenagers Remember 9/11
There is hope. Those of us who were normal workaday adults on Sept. 10, 2001, making lunches, sitting in traffic, watching the clock, checking inventory, we remember. That was the last ordinary day. The fear, anxiety and despair that marked … Continue reading
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The Devil You Know: Embracing Your Teen’s Screens
A few months ago, the "NBC Nightly News" ran a very informative piece on the effects of electronics on the brain of today's teenager. We all know that teenagers have abundant access to technology that was considered far-off and space-aged … Continue reading
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The Case for the Family Vacation
I write this from the road, literally. I am in the midst of a good old-fashioned family road trip. Now, the nature of my work dictates that I spend a lot of time thinking about the ways in which families … Continue reading
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The Evolution of the American Father: Dad Redefined
Thinking back, my father and I exchanged precious few words in a given day. Some days, Walt and I hardly even saw one another. I feared him as a kid. “Wait till your father gets home” worked on me. It … Continue reading
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Bin Laden and the American Teen
To this day, I’m not sure whether it was a good idea to go in to work that day. The second tower had just fallen, and there were rumors that another runaway jet might be headed for the White House. … Continue reading
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The Lowdown on 420: Guiding Your Teen Through the Weeds
A highly astute, very funny client of mine suggested the other day that, if you’re the parent of a teenager, and you don’t know what “420″ is, you must be high. Some 30 or so years ago, legend has it, … Continue reading
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A Tribute to Bad-Ass Moms
Being a mom is one bad-ass job. I worked with the mom of two teenagers last night. She came in alone, with nothing in particular on her mind, no pressing issue, no crisis to resolve. She wanted to talk about … Continue reading
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