It seems yet another sensationalistic parenting story has caught the media’s attention with a vengeance. Apparently over the weekend 45-year-old mom, Madlyn Primoff, had enough and dropped her arguing daughters, (10 and 12 years old) on the side of the road three miles from home. While the details vary some from story to story, you can get the general gist of what occurred by following the link at the bottom of the page.

We love these types of stories don’t we? They seem to bring out the overly opinionated commentator in all of us. Ignoring it is a bit like closing your eyes during the scary parts of a movie. You don’t want to look but then again it’s so tempting. Others perhaps just feel drawn to the shock and can’t get enough.

Clearly I am no exception. I admit the story line of an overwhelmed mom gone berserk caught my attention. As a parent of four children (two bonus, two bio) I totally get the whole “Stop touching each other or else” feeling. Yet it was Continue reading →

I am not a big fan of television; I don’t normally listen to much radio or take in the news on a regular basis. On an average normal day I give very little, if any, attention to celebrity news. For the most part I am considered by most to be totally clueless about who’s who’s in Hollywood. And amazingly enough, my life seems to function just fine. However, unless you live under a rock, (as I have occasionally been accused of doing) you would be hard pressed not to know about the ongoing Britney Spears, Kevin Federline parenting saga.

When contacted for comment on the situation by OK Magazine, the question was raised what happens to parents when divorce occurs, i.e. is Brit’s bad parenting the result of normal “divorce distress”? First, it is very common, especially in the early stages of divorce and separation, for life to be very chaotic for parents and children. Let me emphasize the words very chaotic. Research indicates Continue reading →