I wrote this on March 19. I’m shocked and alarmed at how the statistics have exploded since then. If you read nothing else about the Covid-19 virus today, at least read these two articles to their conclusions: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/the-story-of-a-coronavirus-infection.html?utm_source=fb Otherwise, you may find the following information not just helpful, but…

Why should anyone listen to me about parenting? I’m credible because of my professional and personal histories of observing parents in action. I spent my legal career working with families and children and my personal life raising a couple of children of my own in a community filled with children…

This post is my first in a series about how — and why — skilled parenting practices set the foundation for a happy, healthy, and successful adulthood. My perspective on parenting has evolved over my years as a mother, lawyer, and writer. As a mother, I wasn’t sure what to…