"What do affluent families not have a lot of? Time. And it takes a lot of time to raise a teenager." - Geraldine Greene, executive director of the Scarsdale, NY Family Counseling Service, in this NY Times article earlier this month: A Binge by Teenagers Leads a Village to Painful Self-Reflection.

Thanks to Jan Weller, who is working on a Families and Democracy initiative at MacPhail, for the email alert. "This article seems to highlight so many of the issues of family and time and the failures of 'programs' to address them," wrote Jan.

Posted by Griff at 10/29/2002 11:48:34 AM | Link

 
National Family Week, organized by the Alliance for Children and Families, is an annual event recognized each Thanksgiving week that celebrates the family and its value to society. This year’s theme is National Family Week: Connections Count, recognizing that strong families are at the center of strong communities.

Founded in 1968, National Family Week embraces the premise that children live better lives when their families are strong; families are strong when they live in communities that connect them to economic opportunities, social networks, and services.

Posted by Bill at 10/14/2002 07:46:25 PM | Link

 
A mother gave me permission to share this story: On a recent Monday morning when she looked at the family calendar for the day, she found nothing on the schedule--no practices, meetings, tutoring sessions, or anything else written on the calendar. Her first reponse was to feel guilty. After attending a talk and being part of a community conversation about this crazy culture we live in, she announced that she has stopped feeling guilty about having free family time.

Posted by Bill at 10/05/2002 10:31:54 AM | Link

 
This Stone Soup comic for Oct 3 (no longer online) is a gem:

Posted by Griff at 10/04/2002 06:30:53 AM | Link