Metamessages in Family Talk Excerpted from I Only Say This Because I Love You: Talking to Your Parents, Partner, Sibs, and Kids When You’re All Adults By Deborah Tannen Why does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving us tied up in knots? In this illuminating book, Deborah Tannen, the linguist and and…
Did You Know? “When I Married My Mother” has been named one of the Top 50 Memoirs for the Summer of 2009by the Library Journal Coming Soon: Barb and Laurie interview author, Jo Maeder! We’re still editing.
By Glenn Wolff, Greenwich Citizen How do you handle a situation in which you say something hurtful or inappropriate to your spouse or child? When you are off base in how you react to your child even if provoked? When you receive aninsincere apology from a family member? We all at one time or another…
by J.R. Barcyndy How do you heal 30 years of a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship? This year, I was finally able to appreciate a gift I had received at birth but had never unwrapped. I transformed my relationship with my mother. My mother and I were at odds ever since I was a little girl. Blame…
Biggest Fan and Harshest Critic: Reinventing Your Adult Relationship with Your Mother Adapted from Nobody’s Baby Now: Reinventing Your Adult Relationship with Your Mother and Father by Susan Newman, Ph.D. One of the most enduring relationships we have is the one with our mothers. At the same time, adult daughters often discover that their mothers…
By Barbara Wilkov Over the years, I’ve spent quite a bit of time with children of varying ages, including teaching 3rd grade for 7 years, and spending time with my niece and nephew and the kids of some of my close friends. My babysitting “career” started in middle school and has continued into adulthood. My…
Why People Feel the Way They Do (And How to Resolve Conflict With Them) By Annette Estes Have you ever wondered why some people seem driven to make a lot of money while others honestly seem to be satisfied with just “getting by?” Have you known people who do so much for others they become…
By Barbara Wilkov No matter what decisions you make in life (jobs, relationships, living situations, etc.), you always have a choice. It may not feel that way at times, but it may be helpful to know that you actually have more control over things in your life than it may sometimes feel. The same is…
The Mother-Daughter Bond – Conflict & Comfort By Elinor Robin, Ph.D. For many women, the mother-daughter connection is life’s most complex relationship. So it comes as no surprise that many of us struggle with the relationship that we share with our mothers and many of us struggle with the relationships that we share with our…