At this time of year, it is easy to focus on the material gifts our children want. We can get caught up on buying the newest toy or latest video game, but I think what our children want from us is good parenting. I learned one of the most fundamental lessons about parenting from my [...]
All of the NBC Dateline coverage of sexual predators using the internet and chat rooms to contact children and adolescents has made parents much more aware of the dangers of the internet. What parents may not realize is that many gaming consoles allow children to access the internet. Even if parents are aware that children [...]
A recent movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman tells the story of two men who have been diagnosed with cancer and been given a year or less to live. They create a list of things they want to do before they “kick the bucket.” For the premise of the movie to work, the cancer [...]
I recently read articles about a father in Houston, Dennis Ray Driver, who fell asleep with his 8-month-old son lying on his chest. When the Driver woke up, his son wasn’t breathing. Before Driver fell asleep, he had been chopping up cocaine. His son apparently sucked Driver’s thumb and overdosed on the cocaine. Even a [...]
This lively and engaging seminar challenges participants to recognize their own cultural values through experiential activities. Dr. Robinson challenges stereotypical beliefs and discriminatory behavior in a non-threatening way. Topics covered include: multicultural terms, cultural paradigms, socio-economic status, distribution of rewards, and depictions of culture in the media.
I recently read an article about Jon Gosselin and his life with his eight children. Jon and his wife have made the decision to allow segments of their lives and the lives of their children to be documented for a television series on TLC called Jon & Kate Plus 8. While I might question the [...]
Beth Pratt, Religion Editor for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, wrote about God Made Me: The Safe Touch Coloring Book. The article is available at: http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/092207/rel_092207093.shtml
Last night I listened to a frustrated mother describe her interactions with her teenage daughter. The mother was almost tearful when she said, “I feel terrible saying this. I love my daughter, but I don’t like her.” Wow! What parent of a teenager hasn’t occasionally felt that way? Yet when that is the primary way [...]
I was sitting at the wrong gate waiting for a flight to Tulsa. When I realized that the passengers around me were talking about going to Lubbock (not Tulsa), I packed up my computer and the manuscript I was working on. The gentleman across the aisle from me said, “You don’t want to go to [...]
Recently the media has reported a stream of arrests and allegations involving school teachers sexually abusing students. When faced with evidence of abuse, school administrators frequently don’t let others know about it, while legal loopholes allow some sex offenders to continue to teach. Experts believe the problem is much larger than the current reports indicate [...]
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