Brothers and sisters likely influence our lives in many ways but are they more important than parents? Do more siblings mean a tighter family bond and hence an even more potent effect over a lifetime? Who knows. These are interesting questions raised by Frank Bruni in his column at the …
The myth: Only children are selfish, spoiled and maladjusted. At least that’s the parenting myth supposedly debunked by TIME Magazine with help of a small boy with a knowing smile named Bryar. No, not Bryan as I first read. B-R-A-Y-A-R. The text above his strawberry blond head on the July …
It’s hard enough to learn how to treat our kids as individuals, recognizing their own strenghts, personalities, likes, dislikes, aptitudes and of course, limitations. I worry the romance with birth order sometimes gets in the say, as does comparisons with siblings. Parents shouldn’t overplay that card. As does Catherine Crawford …