Want to be a Better Parent?

I was intrigued by a recent article in the OP/ED section of our newspaper, “Ten reasons to live without a smartphone.”  As I read numerous studies regarding the ways in which smartphones impact relationships, this caught my attention.  The author cites the high percentage of smartphone users in the 18 to 49 age bracket and…

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Do You Offer Empathy?

I was recently reminded while reading an article from Parenting with Love and Logic of the crucial nature of empathy.  It is the cornerstone upon which our entire relational house is built.  And, while they are primarily focused on parent’s relationships with their children, the principle applies to all relationships – especially those with our…

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Are You an Addict?

Kevin, a web developer, realized his level of addiction one evening.  He found that he and his wife would come home from work each day, eat dinner half talking, half catching up on things on their cell phones, and then turn on the TV and each zone out in their separate phone worlds the rest…

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Revisiting Love

While we have talked about “Love” in previous posts, it has been awhile and the discussion is always ongoing.  I appreciate the words of one author, in her discussion of the powerful influence of media.  She writes that it took her 30 years to discover important aspects of ethical relationships that she had never seen…

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Have You Started Dating?

If you are single and are dating, the answer to the above question is a resounding “Yes!”  However, others may be inclined to say, “Nope.  I quit dating 25 years ago when I got married.”  While I understand the thinking, I would contend that rather than marriage be the end of dating it should instead…

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Is Co-Parenting Difficult?

Yes!  Co-parenting can be extremely challenging as parents frequently arrive at the table with two very different views of just what good parenting looks like.  But as tough as that is, what happens if you add a divorce to the mix?  If you are divorced, you are probably thinking, “Trying to co-parent is worse than…

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