Every year the cost of college goes up, and every year families struggle harder to meet these rising costs. Pay for College without Sacrificing Your Retirement offers help for taking on the double challenge of paying for your children’s college…
Category: Parenting
My Body, My Self for Boys
The Madaras growing-up guides are acknowledged by parents, educators, librarians, and doctors for their unique, nonthreatening style, excellent organization, and thorough coverage of both the physical and emotional issues surrounding puberty and adolescence. And kids love them too!
IF (A Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait and…
10% of New Dads have Post-Natal Depression
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that about 1 in 10 new dads deal with depression for the first 3 to 6 months. The study found that men were generally happy for the first…
Sugar: The Bitter Truth
Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their…
Cursive for Boys
You might be shocked (as I was) that kids are not being taught cursive in many schools. Often they are learning how to write their name only. We decided to write a workbook that would be fun for our sons…
Earlier Bedtimes Help Prevent Teen Depression and Suicide
A recent study published in the January issue of the Journal SLEEP reports that earlier bedtimes may prevent depression and suicidal tendencies in teens. The researchers found that adolescents need about 9 hours of sleep daily. Parents play a crucial…