Modern Day Parenting

Bias

Teaching Kids What Is Really on the Ballot This Election Day

Carrie Goldman on October 31, 2020

How mental health, education, and equity are on the ballot.

How mental health, education, and equity are on the ballot.

Relationships

The Complicated Calibration of Love

Carrie Goldman on June 18, 2019

How do you convince someone that they are loved enough when the world has taught them otherwise?

How do you convince someone that they are loved enough when the world has taught them otherwise?

How does a Jewish parent observe Yom Kippur after her baby is not inscribed in the Book of Life?

Are you struggling to understand why your adoptee frequently lies? Learn how to empathize and respond.

Bullying

Generation Bullied 2.0 Book Review

Carrie Goldman on August 22, 2013

An interview and book review for Generation Bullied 2.0, an excellent new resource for teachers, administrators and education professionals.

An interview and book review for Generation Bullied 2.0, an excellent new resource for teachers, administrators and education professionals.

Adoption

What Would Have Happened to Me If You Didn't Adopt Me?

Carrie Goldman on June 24, 2013

A 9-year-old adoptee asks her adoptive mother tough questions about what would might have happened to her.

A 9-year-old adoptee asks her adoptive mother tough questions about what would might have happened to her.

Friends

10 Ways to Help Kids Feel Secure After the Boston Bombings

Carrie Goldman on April 19, 2013

Responding to a third-grader's fears after the Boston Marathon bombings. 10 strategies to help kids maintain an internal sense of security.

Responding to a third-grader's fears after the Boston Marathon bombings. 10 strategies to help kids maintain an internal sense of security.

A breakdown of why the "We Saw Your Boobs Song" at the Oscars was sexist and harmful.

A young mother works through her grief at losing her baby and makes the decision to adopt.

How to remain present and hopeful with young children while acknowledging and processing the grief and shock of the Newtown school massacre.

Parenting

Trial By Internet: How To Reject Summary Judgment by Others

Carrie Goldman on December 12, 2012

An expert on bullying uses a personal experience with cyberbullying to test out her own advice, and it brings quick relief!

An expert on bullying uses a personal experience with cyberbullying to test out her own advice, and it brings quick relief!

Adoption

Katie's Custody Day: Adoption At Last

Carrie Goldman on November 12, 2012

A mom celebrates custody and adoption of her daughter after a long, painful journey.

A mom celebrates custody and adoption of her daughter after a long, painful journey.

Adoption

Halloween and the Adopted Child

Carrie Goldman on October 14, 2012

An adopted child chooses Halloween costumes based on her search for identity.

An adopted child chooses Halloween costumes based on her search for identity.

A second-grader complains of having no one to eat lunch with and no one to play with at recess. Here are suggestions on how to help without making the child feel victimized by peers.

An adoptive mom muses about the the path that led her to a particular baby, the child who belongs in their family.

Forgiveness

Please Don't Call Me "Piggy," It Hurts My Feelings

Carrie Goldman on August 30, 2012

A second-grade girl is being called "Piggy" and asks for help to stop the taunts.

A second-grade girl is being called "Piggy" and asks for help to stop the taunts.