The Importance of Gratitude for Parents and Children

The Importance of Gratitude for Parents and Children

“In some communities, specifically among the white middle and upper-middle class, there’s good reason to believe that kids are less grateful than in the past,” says psychologist Richard Weissbourd, faculty director of the Making Caring Common initiative at Harvard’s...
Mindful Listening

Mindful Listening

A practical example of mindfulness being integrated into daily life is “listening.”  Most of us do not need to be persuaded of the importance and challenge of effective communication and the central role that listening plays.  So, too, we know only too well the...
The Perils of Polygamy

The Perils of Polygamy

In the West, rich and powerful men regularly swap older wives for younger ones, thus monopolizing the prime reproductive years of several women.  But that allows for a few wives in sequence, not several at the same time. There are those who argue that polygamy should...
Divorce: Accepting What You Cannot Change

Divorce: Accepting What You Cannot Change

As a practicing marital and family law attorney in Clearwater, Florida, for over 34 years, I often encounter clients who are in crisis.  This can take various forms.  One common experience for people going through divorce is the acceptance of some part of life that is...