“She just does it for attention,” is the statement I hear most often from parents with children who self-mutilate, and forgive me but this is often a wholly inadequate take on the situation, a judgment used by parents as a quick-fix diagnosis to relieve them of the mental shock brought on by this bizarre and…
Think that children don’t think about death? Think again. An abundance of research has shown that death can often be a pervasive concern for young kids. If you are a parent who has not had dreaded ‘death discussion’ with your child just wait, it’s coming. And it will probably come at a completely unexpected moment.…
Some men look forward to having kids all their life. Not me. The thought almost never crossed my mind for 35 years. At 25 I was married and content with life. The wife and I traveled a ton and went where we wanted when we wanted, spending ungodly amounts of money doing it, and answering…
