This column chronicles the struggle of a mother to let go, little by little.
Parents_R_People_olderTeens_July-Aug_2010 (pdf 795k)
Category: Columns
Column by Risa Doherty
Race to Nowhere Parents R People Column, March/April, 2011
Column addresses the message from the film “Race to Nowhere” and the stress teens face in high school to get good grades to gain entry to competitive colleges.
Parents_R_People_Column_March-April_2011 (pdf 528k)
Teens Dating: It’s Not Like it Used to Be! Parents R People Column, January/February, 2011
The rules of teen dating have changed dramatically in the last thirty years. Whatever happened to courting?
Parents_R_People_Column_Jan-Feb_2011 (pdf 532k)
Gift Giving and Teens Parents R People Column, November/December, 2010
This column discusses how gift giving for older kids becomes a bit less magical and covers house rules for college kids returning on break.
Column_Gift_Giving_Nov-Dec_2010 (pdf 864k)
Back to School for Teens Parents R People Column, September/October, 2010
The craziness of back to school shopping with high school students and Back to School Night shockers for parents.
Parents_R_People_column_Sept-Oct_2010 (pdf 868k)