Summer Skills: Organization 101

Soon enough, the frenetic pace of school and activities will kick in. We’ll have little time to clean out closets, let alone make dinner for our families. And while time spent indoors with your kids organizing their rooms doesn’t sound appealing in August, come September you will reap the rewards of order and efficiency. The […]

by Kristina Tober

Connecting with your Teen

For some parents the teen years loom as uncharted and scary territory. Clinical psychologist John Duffy, author of “The Available Parent: Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens,” thinks teenagers are funny, smart and thoughtful. “You should enjoy this time,” he says. “There’s something remarkable in every kid.” But he fears too many parents are […]

by Laura Hine