Opinions about motherhood have changed over the years, but maybe never as much as they did in the mid to late 1980s as far as the message that women and […] Read more »
In my work with teenagers and young adults I have witnessed a trend that disturbs me. In recent months I have had to deal with young men—high school and college […] Read more »
I love irony. As I sit down to write this, A Time Magazine cover story is giving the message to stop overparenting. HA! Read more »
I recently read that colleges have a name for the current generation of incoming students. They call them “teacups.” This is because they are beautiful and fragile and have been […] Read more »
Our region has had more than its share of bridge jumpers this summer. The Tappan Zee has always been a "popular" suicide spot due to the low guardrails and most-likely-fatal […] Read more »
Well, hallelujah, the sun finally came out! Doesn’t it seem like the first six months of 2009 were filled with just bad, unpredictable, strange weather? Read more »
Because the largest percentage of my practice is focused on teenagers and, in particular, twelfth graders, this is an exciting time of year for me. I feel like I relive […] Read more »
Just recently, a soldier killed five of his fellow GIs in Iraq. This was not the first tragedy of this kind, nor is it likely to be the last. The […] Read more »
I will not pretend to understand the ins and outs of the economy or the real estate market. I do know that there is supposedly no such thing as a […] Read more »
Last month’s issue of the River Journal featured a story by David Nielson regarding the changes in his life since he had children. In particular, he talked about how so […] Read more »