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It's Fear of Intimacy, Not Lack of Time
Eric had just been promoted to Vice President of Marketing It had been an important goal and much sacrifice was involved...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Marriage
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Improving the Odds For Successful Second Marriages
Divorce rates have long been overstated Recent research indicates that for more educated couples who are over 25 when they marry, the rate of divorce is probably only about 30%...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Marriage
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Viewing Homework as an Educational Liability
The value of homework has been questioned before In fact there have been periods of time during the past 100 years when homework played a minimal role in schooling...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Education
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Gender Bias in Schools Revisited
Fifteen years ago, at the height of the focus on the alleged gender bias against girls in our educational system, I wrote an article for a professional newsletter that argued it was actually the other way around...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Education
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The Complexity of Stepfamily Marriage
It is estimated that stepfamilies will be the majority of family types early in the 21st century This means most families will have the experience of being built from losses and of having a mixture of biologically related and non-biologically related members...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Marriage
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Where Have All the Bicycles Gone?
Childhood has moved indoors What a shame...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Parenting
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And Baby Makes Three
"When do you think your marriage began to become disconnected"
"When we had our first child...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Marriage
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When Grandma is Going to Die: What to Tell the Children
In recent weeks two mothers asked for advice on assisting their children through the impending deaths of a grandparent...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Parenting
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When Grandma Dies
Explaining death involves two issues What is it, literally, and what happens to the person when she dies...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Parenting
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Why Do We Have Children?
A century or so ago that was a fairly easy question to answer Children were primarily commodities...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Parenting
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The Myth Of The High Rate Of Divorce
This past year my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary It is the second marriage for both of us and the relationship has only grown stronger over the years, teaching me more about love and trust and dependence then I ever imagined...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Marriage
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Holiday Gifts, Social Influences, And Parental Values
A few months ago I was watching public TV’s annual drive to raise money One of the primary offers for your pledge was a video of the “Doo Wop” music of the ‘50s and early ‘60s...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Parenting
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Preserving Identity In Stepfamilies
One of the primary issues that makes life in a stepfamily so challenging is that each person belongs to more than one family constellation: there are biological connections and those created through re-marriage...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Advice
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When Your Spouse Has ADD
The data suggests that about two-thirds of all children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) become adults with ADD...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Marriage
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Comlex Lies, Damaged Marriages
Anna had opened a letter addressed to her husband because it was from their insurance company It was explaining his options, under a program known as COBRA, for continuing his current policies despite losing his job...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Marriage
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Effective Fathering When You Are Frequently Away
In today's world of family life, it is not just men who may be working exceptionally long hours outside the home...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Parenting
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Cyber-Affairs
There is considerable debate and confusion about what constitutes an affair in cyberspace Because of the lack of physical presence and /or contact, many have dismissed the concept of extra-marital internet relationships as affairs...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Cheating
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Sensitive Children Who Develop Significant Anxiety
In recent months I happened to work with a number of elementary-age children who had developed anxiety symptoms such as resistance to separation, excessive worrying, nightmares, restricted activity, and “meltdowns...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Parenting
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Improving Marital Intimacy
It has become too common a refrain: There isn’t enough time This is the excuse put forth by so many couples that I speak to in workshops and in my office...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Marriage
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Sometimes Parents "Win" By Giving In
“Mom I want to put lavender and green streaks in my hair All my friends are doing it...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Parenting
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Dishonest Marriages vs "Good Divorces"
Elizabeth Marquardt presented her book, “Between Two Worlds” (Crown Publishers, 2005), as based on groundbreaking research that provides new insights to the true impact of divorce on children...
Author: Kalman Heller - Category: Marriage
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