Imagine that you are stuck in a foreign place where the health care is not enough for your child. Imagine that the doctors start talking about leukemia, and suddenly every day begins to count. Imagine having to do a medical evacuation, but instead of being sent home you get sent to another strange city where [...]
Step-parents play an important role in the lives of children. However, their identity as “parents” is frequently complicated and defined by a common fear and misconception: A step-parent can never replace a biological parent and is therefore ill-equipped to parent their step-child. As someone who grew up with two brothers, one who was step-parented by [...]
Some of you may have noticed already that I have been quiet with my blog posts for a while. There are couple of reasons for that: First, I have been on a journey to the Amazon in Ecuador, visiting a tribe called the Achuars with an Organization called Pachamama Alliance. The experience was so deep that I [...]
I often hear parents complain or express concern about their children being just “fine”. For example, a mom might say to me, “When she comes home from school and I ask how she is doing, the only response I get is, ‘I’m fine’.” As parents we are all naturally curious about our children. So if [...]
This week the Parentology blog is featuring a series of reflections on Egypt’s historical revolution from the viewpoint of parents and children in Cairo. In Part 1 I featured an email from a father—discussing how his children have been called into action by the revolution. In Part 2 I featured an email from a mother—discussing [...]
This week the Parentology blog is featuring a series of reflections on Egypt’s historical revolution from the viewpoint of parents and children in Cairo. In my last post I featured an email from a father—detailing the impact of the revolution on his children. Below is an email I received from a mother (of a different [...]