One of the most delicate aspects of raising a teenager is figuring out what’s worth a showdown and what isn’t.

Have you ever played the “if only” game?

Jack London, in his wonderful short story entitled “To Build A Fire” tells of a man caught in a freezing blizzard. 

Divorce may be happening more and more these days, but there’s still something about it that shocks us when we hear that close friends are separating…

Did you hear about the toddler who was playing in the backyard when an earthquake hit southern California?

It’s been said that values are not taught to children – They’re caught by them.  Children absorb what their mothers and fathers believe by watching them in everyday situations. 

There was a time when uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters were available to give parents a helping hand with child rearing.  

Have you noticed that family members are experts at trying to control one another?