Tag: parents
Many Questions about Dementia and Just One Answer So Far
An expert on senior care, Professor Thomas Kitwood, once quipped that “when you’ve met one person patient with dementia, you’ve met … one person with dementia.” The point, of course,…
When a Child Has a Fracture, Why Are the Parents Presumed Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
In the end the parents got their children back, but it took two years of separation and harm inflicted to a child by the State of Pennsylvania. You can read…
Blame Mom: A Late Mother’s Day Gift from CNN, Peggy Drexler, and UC San Diego
Like most universities, the University of California, San Diego strives to assure parents that their university is a safe place for the children that parents will be sending there. These…
Scientific American Offers a Surprise Gift Just in Time for Father’s Day: Maybe Dads Are Important After All, According to a New Study
In a world that seems zealously devoted to downplaying the importance of gender-related roles in the family, I welcome a surprising article recently published by Scientific American that reminds of…
The Danger of Deadbeat Dads: Remembering the Real Reason for Marriage
Before I rant about deadbeat dads, I will acknowledge that there are plenty of problems among both genders when it comes to the trauma of divorce. For every deadbeat dad,…
