First we tackled our homes, reading and discussing Marie Kondo’s bestseller, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” We embarked on a purging frenzy, donating books, clothes and housewares at breakneck speed. Many of us are still at it and have seen some changes in our lives. This time the Cynic’s Self-Help Book Club turned our collective […]
Journalist and author Steve Silberman opened his recent Family Action Network (FAN) talk with a great dose of enthusiasm: “We’re living in a very exciting time because society is on the brink of a major transformation.” Silberman could be referring to anything from politics to education (and, in the end, he’s kind of talking about both), yet […]
Imagine that you’re driving on a two-lane highway with a 55 mph speed limit and the car in front of you is driving 35. You’re late or have a sick child on the seat next to you who needs a doctor. What would you do? Pass the other car? If you were African American in […]
Marsha Linehan is funny and self-effacing and seems totally approachable. If she were a talk show host, you’d tune in. Yet, for all her affability, her life’s work has been to pioneer treatment methods for the most difficult-to-treat mental health clients: those at high risk for suicide. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention states that […]
Telomeres have been hailed as the key to slowing down aging and curing cancer — yet most people have never even heard of them. We’ve got the expert take on what telomeres are, how they can be used to predict cancer development and accelerated aging, and what you can do now to lengthen your life. […]
If parenting is a pendulum slowly swinging through decades of prevailing trends, it might have just reached the pause — before it sways back away from the current standard of over-parenting. At least that’s what Julie Lythcott-Haims hopes, as the author highlighted at a recent Family Action Network event. As Stanford’s former dean of freshmen […]
Oh, the joy of being able to place a middle-of-the-night call to AAA when your car breaks down, and seeing photos of your niece’s first steps the moment after they happen. Our devices allow us to be everywhere all at once — to always be heard, to never be bored or alone, and to edit […]
My son has a tough choice: ride along to his sister’s volleyball practice or attend an evening Family Action Network event with me. The speaker, Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of the New America Foundation, former professor and dean at Princeton, will discuss topics from her recent book “Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family.” What’s an 11-year-old […]
Change your menu for Oct. 29; it’s National Oatmeal Day! As breakfast foods go, oatmeal is like Bo Jackson, Anthony Hopkins or a little black dress – a marvel of versatility. Oats can crust a chicken, top a cobbler or hold a cookie together. Oatmeal is also a nutritional star with concentrated nutrients and fiber […]
Dana Suskind, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Chicago, recently presented her findings in the area of child learning and development at a Family Action Network (FAN) program at Skokie School. Her insights and advice are important for all parents and caregivers of young children. Curiosity […]
