Women who say they hunger for a new intimacy with their fathers often have a hard time defining it, or apportioning it -- how much is too much; how much is not enough?
Peggy Drexler | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living
Will a daughter taught to be a hard-charging, take-no prisoners competitor with men have trouble adjusting to the necessary give-and-take with the man with whom she shares a home?
Peggy Drexler | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
There is a difficult emotional terrain when a father's interest in his daughter's life extends to trying to control it. How does a daughter balance intimacy and independence?
Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
Between the ages of 14 and 16 girls begin the difficult search for independence. It is even more difficult for a daughter who has been adopted, as she is trying to find a separate identity from her adopted mother.
Tamar Abrams | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media
I agreed to do the show because it was about moms and daughters, a topic on which there's no political epicenter, and because my daughter was participating in the interview.
Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living
I am often asked why I don't dye my hair. "I do," I always respond. "I dye it gray so I'll seem more mature." To which people invariably say, "It's not working."
Patrick Boyle | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living
Our 6-year-old is enforcing the law from her booster seat again. Who got the bright idea to build Jaycie's literacy skills by encouraging her to read road signs?
Lea Lane | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living
Before I tell you how, as a two-year old, I was my daddy's shill, let me tell you a bit about him. Daddy was a "professional gambler," if betting dail...
Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living
When girls abroad are treated as objects or animals, our own daughters' dignity is diminished. Ultimately, all of them are our daughters.
Jerry Zezima | Posted 04.26.2009 | Living
I knew it was only a matter of time before my journalistic crimes landed me in jail. I just didn't think I would end up on Rikers Island.
Amy Spies | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living
Why did the sad, accidental death of Natasha Richardson make my girlfriends feel like they'd been punched in the gut? I heard repeatedly, "I just can't get over it."
Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 04.17.2009 | World
Helping children in India, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Yemin and Benin would significantly contribute to achieving universal pimary education for boys and girls.
Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living
A strong and loving relationship with his daughter is one of the greatest gifts a father can give. But what happens when the gift arrives damaged -- or never arrives at all?
Peggy Drexler | Posted 04.06.2009 | Living
What happens when dad -- maybe because of changes in his own life -- wants to move from caring father to full-time buddy?
Peggy Drexler | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living
Women who find themselves on the wrong side of the divide between unconditional support and uncompromising control must stake a claim to their territory -- and defend it.
Kyrina McCormick | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living
This is not a world for the disabled. My daughter is mentally challenged. She is at the mercy of a number of poorly constructed or outdated programs, but I've become a fierce advocate for her.
Peggy Drexler | Posted 03.14.2009 | Style
There's a new kind of father-daughter relationship. Young women are educated, oriented and dedicated to making their way in a world of work -- territory that their fathers have patrolled for decades.
Indra Adnan | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics
Hilary could not then and cannot now afford to promote 'soft power' for fear of appearing weak. 'Smart power', given her own concerns about politics and gender, is the best she can do.
Diane Dimond | Posted 12.23.2008 | Style
What if the two Obama daughters want to go on a typical sleepover at a friend's house? You guessed it. The Secret Service will go too.
Peggy Drexler | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living