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What’d I get myself into when I said, “I do?” Being married and having a special needs kid is like… well, let me back up. When I was in college I had a friend named Dan.  Dan ran for student...

Last week, a new bill was sent to the Congressional Committee on Education and the Work Force. Tentatively titled “Increasing Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care Act,” this bill was sponsored by California Democrat Karen Bass, with bipartisan support...

[caption id="attachment_680" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Pay attention to the dynamics of a broken home."][/caption] The news lately has been filled with images divorce thanks to Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries (I know, I don’t care either, but a lot of people...

In September, I was intrigued during a workshop with teens to hear that a lack of consistency after parental divorce had led a number of teens and their peers to start using pot and to start drinking. I conducted this...

The middle school years are an important time to teach empathy, and compassion. Pre-teens have the full range of feelings while still willing to acknowledge and communicate about them. How We Learn to Hide, Deny And Suppress Feelings This awareness...