It's Thanksgiving morning, 2007, and before I start wailing about what isn't right in my life, I think I should give thanks for what is right. First of all, of course, would be my [...]
When we write memoir, we reclaim our own voice, we stake a claim to our version of the story. Every family has multiple story lines. There is the “official” version, controlled by [...]
My story is only one such story about this topic—mother-child abandonment. There are many thousands of such stories in the world, people who were abandoned as children. On my book [...]
Mothers who are neglectful, selfish, and abandoning do not set out to do these things, they are a result of her own problems, her own pain, and maybe even mental illness. It is har[...]
For people who have been abandoned, either literally by actual physical absence, or emotionally—a parent can be in the home and not there for us—the abandoned child syndrome may re[...]
You can change these old patterns. It takes time, awareness, determination, and work on your part, but it can be done.How to help stop repeating abandonment and abuse in your life [...]
Common Knowledge Trust approached Jeanne Ohm, Executive Coordinator of ICPA to write some articles about The Pink Kit Method for birthing better™ for ICPA. When asked what aspects [...]
Why are my children so different? The answer to this conundrum lies in children's birth order. Each position in a family leaves its own stamp on children, which stays for life.Unde[...]
Effective parents have a range of strategies to improve their children's behaviour, whether it be eradicating annoying behaviours or dealing with strong-willed kids. This article s[...]
Television programs like Super Nanny and Nanny 911 have captured public interest lately. These programs offer much in terms of helping parents manage their children's behaviour but[...]