Articles tagged: generations

COLUMN: One thing: What 'one thing' defined your generation?

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Posted: May 17, 2013

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the value of "one thing." Does each generation have One ... Read more »

COLUMN: Sandwiched: Return of multi-generational household?

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Posted: Feb 08, 2013

AMERICANS LOVE MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES, when they appear in romantic novels, films and TV series. From its debut in 1972, new episodes and made-for-TV movies were produced in "The Waltons" series until the 1990s. The series ... Read more »

COLUMN: Sandwich Generation: Are you in the middle?

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Posted: Feb 04, 2013

SANDWICH GENERATION? (Photo of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.) Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week ... Read more »

parenting Q&A: Maintain feelings of closeness even when children can't come home for Christmas

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Posted: Dec 25, 2010

Dear Kerry,My grownup children live far away, so we don’t get to see each other very often. I think they should come home for the holidays, but they have all sorts of reasons they say ... Read more »

Grandparent Blues

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Posted: Sep 22, 2009

Dear Kerry, I have three children and I am very proud of them. But my folks don’t seem to appreciate the kids; they criticize them as disrespectful, and say they never help out. It hurts ... Read more »