The discussion is getting hotter as Omicron, the newest strain of the Covid virus, invades our space. We are all getting tired of the news and the shouting and the insecurity of what and who we can and cannot trust. All the while, an equally dangerous, but a much more lasting plague has been seeping through our midst, taking in … Read More
Teaching Your Child to just say “Please”, “Thank You” and “Sorry” is a mistake. Here’s why
As far back as most of us can remember, it was considered a part of good breeding and manners to teach children to say “please”, “thank you” and “sorry”. The problem is that most of the time, children just learned to recognize when it was time to say these things or were reminded by their parents, and then they just … Read More
On Being a Nice Person
In the past few weeks, in both my private life and in my practice, I have been involved in one way or another in the same unfortunate scenario. It bothered me so much, that I am doing what I usually do when I am frustrated. I write about it. In said scenario, a nice person is accused of behavior that … Read More