Parenting: Learning How to Ease Off the Clutch
Posted by Janice MalkotsisWhen my son asked if he could travel across the country to stay with his friend’s girlfriend’s family, my husband …
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Nipping the Nasty
Posted by Janice MalkotsisEveryone gets into a bad mood every once in a while. We snap, we yell, we slam doors, or we …
Exerting Parental Control
Posted by Janice MalkotsisAre we not our children’s keepers, tasked with distinguishing for them what’s right and what’s wrong, setting the bar for …
The Kids Are All Right
Posted by Janice MalkotsisMy daughter comes home from camp in a couple of days; our son from his month-long trip to California, in …
Nag Reflex
Posted by Janice MalkotsisI really do try not to be annoying, even though my daughter reminds me every now and then when she …
The Trouble With Truth
Posted by Janice MalkotsisAn acquaintance of mine has recently come out of the closet—but only partly. His conservative, churchgoing immediate family knows of …
