August is the laziest month. Dog days of summer. Lemonade and corn on the cob and lobster rolls. Lingerie trunk sales (okay, only in the Hamptons — my friend Blair invited me). Hanging out by the pool. Or on the beach.
All of England seems to have a stake and an interest in the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s newborn son. After all, who can resist a baby - especially a royal one? For centuries, babies have had an incredible ability to knit together families, communities and even nations.
If you are a Manhattan parent (or parent anywhere) sending your child to summer camp, you have probably received about 393 emails telling you what/how to pack for/with your child/camper. The upshot is....you're doing it wrong! I wrote about it for ohio edit, where I have a new column! Hope you will have a look and leave a comment.
Ever feel like you're trapped in a stereotype? I talked to Alexis LLoyd of Junior magazine about it and she wrote a really smart article — props to her!
Hope you will have a look at my latest piece for the Daily Telegraph on having/being an adult step"child." Even the language is confusing!
When Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles married eight years ago, these royals did something utterly common. They formed a stepfamily of a particular sort - one uniquely modern, every day more widespread yet significantly “under the radar.” Each had adult offspring - the now-Duchess’s son was 31 and her daughter 27, while Princes William and Harry were 22 and 20, respectively.
Dr. Rachelle Katz has a new radio show on Stepfamily Central and I was lucky to be her first guest. We talked about the word "blended" and the need for public support for and a public education campaign about what stepfamilies are really like. Hope you will have a listen...
“Natural family.” “Failed marriage.” “Broken family.” “New wife.” “Stepmonster.”
I am now contributing to the Daily Telegraph's Mother Tongue column, writing on step"family" issues. For starters, can we please stop using a term that not only doesn't describe steplife accurately, but also makes many of us feel inadequate? Hope you will have a read....and leave a comment.
Did you make any resolutions earlier this month? I hope you will have a look at my latest post for psychology today... and leave a comment!