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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the decade that Julie Lythcott-Haims served as dean of freshmen at Stanford University, she had a front row seat to watch 18- and 19-year-olds set sail away from their parents and enter the unchartered waters of adulthood. A shocking number of parents, however, hopped into the boat with their kids – and tried to […]
The line for the most recent Family Action Network talk stretched out of New Trier’s auditorium, around the corner and down the block. The eager crowd was there to see Brené Brown, author of the New York Times best-seller “Daring Greatly.” A man paraded past ticketholders wearing fluorescent “notice me” colors, while waving a large cardboard […]
Use your common sense. Don’t get caught up in the hype. Focus on the facts, not the stereotypes. Be honest with yourself. Those are just a few pieces of advice from Frank Bruni, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, to students and their parents caught up in the emotionally challenging college admissions process. In […]
The stereotypes of difficult, defiant teenagers and their long-suffering parents are very pervasive in pop culture, but Dr. Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., is on a mission to change the way people think about adolescence. As a renowned expert on psychology development during adolescence who has been in the field for 40 years and chairs the National […]
It’s that time of year when parents reexamine their children and find themselves asking, “Who is this stranger living in my home?” For so many parents, that feeling of, “Who are you?” when looking at their children is like an inescapable déjà vu. And it’s a universal experience. “All of us have children who […]
Standing in front of thousands of people every month to introduce best-selling authors and researchers at Family Action Network-sponsored talks, Lonnie Stonitsch is one of the North Shore’s most visible people. And many have noticed that over the last 11 months, Stonitsch’s appearance has changed. She’s known for adding a flair of blue or pink […]
