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Parentless Parents: Time Is Running Out

Allison Gilbert | Posted 12.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Support, New Year's Resolutions, Feelings, Grief, Community, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Parenting, Loss, Mothers, Parents, Fathers, Death & Dying, Living News
Allison Gilbert

One of the surprising findings I've come across so far is just how isolated many parentless parents feel and how few turn to others for help.

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Parentless Parents: Using The Holidays To Keep The Memory Of Your Parents Alive -- Part 2

Allison Gilbert | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday Season, Parenting Tips, Holiday Season Commentary, Orphans, Motherhood, Parenting, Loss, Mothers, Parenthood, Grieving, Death, Grief, Fatherhood, Parenting Advice, Parents, Fathers, Death & Dying, Living News
Allison Gilbert

All you have to do is make a conscious decision to slow down long enough -- not so easy this time of year, I admit -- to simply talk with your children about the grandparents they no longer have in their lives.

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What Is Really Behind the Current "Over-Parenting" Syndrome?

Lisa Firestone | Posted 12.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Child Development, Over-Parenting, Psychology, Child Rearing, Parenting, Helicopter Parents, Lisa Firestone, Parents, Living News
Lisa Firestone

But when we do the opposite, when we hover over our children, although we are physically present, we are cut off from feeling their true vulnerability and love.

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Parentless Parents: Using The Holidays To Keep The Memory Of Your Parents Alive -- Part 1

Allison Gilbert | Posted 12.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting Tips, Grief, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Parenting, Loss, Mothers, Parenting Advice, Death, Fathers, Grieving, Parents, Parenthood, Death & Dying, Living News
Allison Gilbert

Less than half of all mothers and fathers who have taken the Parentless Parents survey say they use the holidays to talk about their parents who have died. Why so few?

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What I've Learned About Grief During the Holidays

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 12.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Holidays, Holiday-Blues, Holiday Season, Family Stress Holidays, Grief, Surviving the Holidays, Grieving, Parents, Chicago News
Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

My parents died six months apart. Grief has become my new companion. I walk my familiar paths a different person.

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Parentless Parents: Do You Put On A "Happy Face" For The Holidays?

Allison Gilbert | Posted 12.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday, Holidays, Holiday Season, Grief, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Parenting, Loss, Mothers, Death, Fathers, Grieving, Parents, Living News
Allison Gilbert

'Tis the Season to be Jolly, right? I see reminders everywhere that I should be happy! But what happens if the month of December serves not only to remind you of all things Merry -- but of all the people you've lost?

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The Permanent Forced Childhood Of A "Kept" People

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 11.27.2009 | World

Read More: Cuba, Cuba Economy, Paternalism, Parents, World News
Yoani Sanchez

Nations that develop under the guidance of a paternalistic state run the risk of leaving their people in a kind of stagnated adolescence. The case of Cuba is one of the paradigmatic examples.

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My Father's Hands

Rep. Linda Sanchez | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alzheimer's, Thanksgiving, Raising Children, Parenting, Thanksgiving Commentary, Parents, Politics News
Rep. Linda Sanchez

Alzheimer's is a disease that now afflicts more than four million people in our nation, and one of them is my father, Ignacio. I am who I am today because of the lessons my parents taught me.

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10 Dysfunctional Family Memoirs And One Shakespeare Play (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books

Read More: The Tender Bar, Dysfunctional Families, Memoirs, Glass Castle, Children, Books, Thanksgiving, Slidepoll, Liar's Club, Meth-Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Running With Scissors, Beautiful Boy, David Sedaris, Favorite Books, Bestsellers, Naked, Mary Karr, Shakespeare, Families, Parents, Shakespeare Plays, Books News

Dreading going home for the holidays? So are a lot of people, and we imagine some of these writers wouldn't be looking forward to it either. Here ...

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Just Listen: Papertrain Your Problem Relatives For Thanksgiving

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Relatives, Mark Goulston, Conflict, Children, Parents, Communication, Family, Thanksgiving, Relationships, Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Do you have any relatives or friends that ruin everyone's time on Thanksgiving or Christmas and you can't un-invite them?

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Countering The Sexualization Of Your Youth

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Sexualization, Attractiveness, Youth, Research, Media, Apa, Sex Educator, Objectification, Parents, Bratz, Relationships, Living News
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

Miniskirts, fishnet stockings, feather boas. It all sounds sexy - 'til you realize it's being sported by that every-girl-wants-one Bratz doll.

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Don't Forget to Have Kids -- Part II

Mika Brzezinski | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Mother, Kids, Mothering, Parenting, Mika Brzezinski, Family, Parents, Living News
Mika Brzezinski

For me, having it all doesn't mean having the corner office at work and a penthouse at home if there aren't kids running around too.

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Handling Death with Kid Gloves

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Iran, Early Education, Children, Kids, Multicultural, Parenting, Death, Family, Parents, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

"Mom, come," my son shouts. "A baby bird fell out of the nest!" Sure enough, a fledgling lies on the patio, beak gaped, neck distended, claws curled, a sad thing.

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Stop Sugar Shock on Halloween: Power Up With PFFW

Connie Bennett | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Halloween Candy, Health, Trick-or-Treating, Sugar Shock, Candies, Children's Obesity, Halloween, Personal-Health, Parents, Trick-or-Treat, Sugar, Overweight, Living News
Connie Bennett

Even if parents develop clever schemes to limit the number of candies their children eat, kids -- and many adults -- will often overdose on sweets, in secret if need be.

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The Skypesitting Discovery

Juliet Linley | Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology

Read More: Baby Sitting, Parenting, Skype, Time Management, Kids, Babysitting, Skype Sitting, Parents, Technology News
Juliet Linley

I bet you'd already discovered it. Well, I only got there now: using Skype as a babysitter. Or rather, using the grandparents - who live outside of It...

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Does Education Matter?

Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Public Schools, Children, Ted Sizer, New York Times, Strengths, Education Reform, Media, Parents, Impact News
Jenifer Fox

Education, to most Americans, is not the stuff of nightly news. Or, perhaps, it isn't news because the media is unsure of the critical importance of education reporting.

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Balanced Life: Excellent Tips For Living That My Parents Gave Me

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Relationships, Work, Exercise, Advice, Parents, Happiness, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Sometimes you don't have to go very far or do much research to get advice on how to be happier. Here are some excellent tips for living my parents gave me.

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You Had to Be There: The Role of Memory in Memoir

Liz Welch | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books

Read More: Cancer, Writers, Writing Memoir, Authors, Sisters, Parents, Books, Memoir, Books News
Liz Welch

I had been trying to write my story for several years, haunted by one friend's comment. "Great," he had said to me, drinking a cup of coffee in my kitchen, "another memoir about a mother who dies from cancer."

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When Parents Are Too Toxic To Tolerate

nytimes.com | RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D. | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Parent, Abuse, Abusive Parents, Parenting, Toxic, Toxic Parents, Wellness, Parents, Living News

You can divorce an abusive spouse. You can call it quits if your lover mistreats you. But what can you do if the source of your misery is your own par...

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What Chocolate Can Teach Us about Curriculum

Dr. Barbara Kurshan | Posted 10.16.2009 | Technology

Read More: Education, Administration, Lindt Chocolate, Curriki, Curricula, Curriculum, Teachers, Teacher-Created Content, Parents, Technology News
Dr. Barbara Kurshan

As Curriki now explores creative ways to sustain itself and find the right product/market fit, we again need the input of the education community.

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Parent-Teacher Conferences, a Time to Celebrate Strengths

Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Strengths Movement, Strengths, Education, How to Improve Your Life, Strengths-Based, Parents, Parents Tips, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Teachers, Living News
Jenifer Fox

It's parent-teacher conference time and you arranged your schedule three weeks in advance to attend. If you are like most parents, you feel a certain ...

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Stop Bullying in Schools: Disney's Demi Lovato Makes Her Impact (VIDEO)

Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Bullying Prevention, Education, Teachers, Bullying, Students, Educators, School Bullying, Parents, Impact News

The Fourth Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week was held October 4-10, sponsored by the PACER Center, to encourage communities nationwid...

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It Can't Hurt to Ask: 15 Conversations to Have with Your Parents

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Conversation, Parenting, Family, Family Relationships, Mother, Father, Discussing Family Problems, Parents, Living News
Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

Even a couple hours spent exploring the past with a parent could provide new and deeper appreciation and understanding.

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I Need to Get Rid of Him

Juliet Linley | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Daycare, Toddlers, Parenting, Children, Journalism, Parents, Rome, Living News
Juliet Linley

"He knows I need to get rid of him. I can't stand him anymore," my colleague retorted. Then she added, equally angrily, "And he can't stand me."

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Would it Kill You to Use Your Turn Signal?

Tamar Abrams | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Cars, Driving, Cell Phones, Safe Driving, Teen Drivers, Parents, Texting, Teenagers, Living News
Tamar Abrams

Like a reformed smoker who is overly sensitive -- and obnoxious -- to those still smoking, I am suddenly hyperaware of the dangers lurking behind the wheel of all the cars around me.

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