Parenting Articles

"Dyslexia" -- the word itself is difficult to read. But for all the bad things you hear about dyslexia, there are some good things. It's categorized as a "learning disorder," but there's an upside of dyslexia too. I have a son with dyslexia. My husband has dyslexia....

Benjamin Franklin made quite an effort to improve his moral character. And he started this at age 20. You may have read his list of moral virtues and how he graded himself on a daily basis. He had a list of 12 virtues, then he added one more -- number 13 -- Humility....

Parents are often mystified by the teenage brain. In fact, I don't think many us want to travel back to our teenage brain. But there is an explanation. Current research shows that brain development goes through two stages: growth spurts and pruning. It sounds a lot...

When my kids wonder if I love one child more than another -- or if they think I'm favoring one,  I remind them that I love each of them equally -- "you're like a box of fine, exquisite chocolates, and I don't have just one favorite." True, some days I may seem to...