The school year is quickly coming to an end, and most kids are trying to figure out their plans for summer.  As a parent, encourage them to use the time to save up some cash for fun activities with their friends.  Read the full story

NBC recently premiered a new show, “Parenthood,” about the struggles of raising a family.  It stars Craig T. Nelson as Zeek Braverman, the family patriarch who is helping his four grown children deal with their parenting dilemmas. Read the full story

In a moment of exasperation last spring, I asked that question to a virtually all-black class of 12th-graders who had done horribly on a test I had just given. A kid who seldom came to class — and was constantly distracting other students when he did — shot back: “It’s because they have fathers who kick their butts and make them study.” Read the full story

An article in the Daily Mail today deserves some comment. Not because it is great journalism (I would look elsewhere to find that), but because I think it demonstrates some commonly held views and misconceptions. Read the full story