Gwen Randall-Young

This weekend I had one of the best days of my life. There have been more of those than I can count, but this one was both ordinary and exquisite. I had an opportunity...

Discrimination on the playground is a common occurrence: children systematically shut others out, not allowing them to join in the group. We need to increase our own, and our children's awareness about what is...

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." ~ Albert Einstein Intelligence is not...

In a local paper recently I saw the comment, “It takes a village to raise a child to hate the people in the next village.” This was a shocking take-off on the ancient African...

“Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you.” ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr Children learn most from what they see. Too often parents yell at them for...

I have worked with many teenagers lately who have found themselves in trouble of some sort or another. These are not bad kids, but maybe their choices were not the wisest. We do gain wisdom...

I am writing this in September, and thinking of all of the students starting a new school year. Every year parents bring school aged children to see me because they are suffering from poor...

Is it reasonable for parents to know who their child's friends are and to meet them? My answer would be definitely yes. In fact, it may be irresponsible not to. At least until the...

Each new generation of parents has things to deal with that their parents did not. Today's parents must cope with the prevalence of technology in the lives of their children, easier access to recreational...

“Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” ~ Robert Fulghum Before even getting married couples should talk about their beliefs and attitudes to parenting. This is as...