Vital Education For Our Men

Written by Andrew King | 15 June 2010
Posted in Feature

This review is about a longitudinal study of a group of US adolescents and what impact closeness to their father has on their life. It does comment on the impact family separation can have on children, especially the father/child relationship. Please note, there are other studies that highlight that children are less impacted by the experience of family separation but more by the degree of conflict that occurs.

Ask Grandpa

Written by Edward Shaw | 08 June 2010
Posted in Feature

DEAR GRAMPA ED: My wife and recently gave birth to twins (a boy and a girl), and my mom and dad absolutely dote on them, of course.  But the other night, when we had them over for dinner, my mom just sort of announced out of the blue that she’d be coming around every day “just to see them and help out.”  Since they only live about a block and a half away, this wouldn’t be much of an inconvenience for her.  But my wife almost gagged on her dinner roll when my mom made that announcement.  Now understand, both my wife and I love my mother dearly, but having her drop in every day isn’t exactly what we had in mind.  How do I tell her that in a way that won’t hurt her feelings or give the wrong impression?  — A DADDY IN DAYTON