Most guys would not trade places with me right now. After moving my family from San Diego to CT/NY one year ago, I am now less than 3 weeks away from having my second child and have yet to re-establish my professional presence on the east coast. It is scary. Thankfully, our [...]
In my December 12th blog, I introduced the construct, Psychological Permanence, to help us understand the underpinnings of emotional health in the developing child. A broadened definition of Psychological Permanence includes the following elements: • Psychological Permanence reflects the inner, subjective state of a child, who feels s/he belongs [...]
Christian Fittipaldi is a Brazilian racing driver who has competed in many different forms of motorsports. He has driven in Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR races. He is the son of former Grand Prix driver and team owner Wilson Fittipaldi, and the nephew of two-time Formula One Champion and [...]
Barbara Goldberg, author of The Evil Stepmother Speaks. Topic: A guide for stepfamilies who want to love and laugh Issues: Why doesn’t anyone in the stepfamily listen to me? Why doesn’t the biological parents see what I see? Why am I so frustrated? And many other questions stepmothers ask. Jennifer [...]
Dear Parents, Hello again! Last time we chatted about propelling out of Winter Break. This week we talk about a relatively new component of school culture - School Social Media. There are many schools and districts that have jumped into the social media world who use the technique of [...]
Jens Lekman (pronounced sort of like Yens Lake-Men), a native Swede seems to have a better grasp of the English language than I do. Jerk. His music tells stories that bring what could be boring, everyday situations and transforms them into tales that seem to find beauty in everything. His [...]
In this episode of The Family Matters First Podcast we continue our interview with Johnny Carr author of the book Orphan Justice. Johnny and his wife Beth have 5 children, 3 of which are adopted and deaf. He shares what lead him to make the decision of adopting and how [...]
A good story can’t wait to be told. Sometimes it has to be found, worked on, and whittled into a shape that can be digested by an audience. Some stories we have been telling for thousands of years and at the hands of a master craftsman it is received not [...]
We debate the worst wrestling gimmick in history, with Matt Ryan of 2kW Pro Wrestling. Check out their event 1/17/15 in the Bronx at thenextstep2kw.brownpapertickets.com
We are back after our Holiday break and ready to rock 2015! In this episode, Mike and I catch up on everything that happened during our break, including the fact that Mike (Santa) bought his daughter a new drum kit! Parents will understand the problem with this. Because of the [...]
