Category: Family & Education

Dear Dr. Chloe, My Boyfriend Is Still Married and Though Separated for Years After Only Being Married for One Day, He Says Needs the Income He Gets From Her

Dear Dr. Chloe, My relationship is complicated—to say the least. I met this man about 7 years ago, we started as just friends, then began attending church together. We are both Christian. He told me he had been divorced twice. Then I saw something on social media that sent a red flag—his profile said: “married.”…


The Secret Weapon for Mental Health: Forgiveness

“I could never forgive him after what he did to me.” “You want me to do what? Forgive that person? No way!” “I’m supposed to just let them get away with treating me like that? Not going to happen.” As a mental health professional for 35 years, I have heard people say things like this…


It’s Time to Crank Out Some Tunes: Teaching American History With Music

Whatever schools our children are attending, the resources for teaching and learning U.S. history have never been more abundant. Even if not used as the main text, Wilfred McClay’s excellent “Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story” makes a great addition to any classroom. It now comes with a student workbook, a…


Dear Next Generation: Life Is a Gift—That Is Why They Call It ‘The Present’

Tempus fugit—”time flies.” You may not think so today, but it is really true, especially for your generation. We were the most fortunate of all generations—ever! Our parents had survived the Great Depression and World War II. My father was a gunnery instructor for the Navy, and my mother was a registered nurse during the…


Confucius on Restoring Family Values

To say a person believes in nothing but half-truths is another way of saying that person is wrong about everything. Many of the ideas floating around in the larger culture sound good and are often distantly rooted in some accurate fact or noble principle. But just as a debauched grandson has some of the same…


Foraging for the Future

Living in a major American metropolis almost guarantees you’ll see some notable sights—police chases, rowdy gangs—you know, the usual. But in the past few years, I’ve seen a more unexpected sight: people foraging along the city parkway where I live. Admittedly, I’ve met such a sight with internally raised eyebrows, chalking the unusual nature of…


Putting ‘Good’ Back Into the Algorithm: A New Tech Platform Hopes to Help Parents

Parents in America know the difficulties of pulling their children away from electronic devices, especially after months of virtual learning due to school lockdowns during the pandemic. About half of America’s middle schoolers spend five hours or more daily on weekends watching videos on an electronic device, and 30 percent spend seven hours or more…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Homeschool Awakening’: An Incredibly Revelatory, Must-See Documentary on Homeschooling

2022 | Not Rated | 1h 40m | Documentary By most accounts, the year 2020 was pretty traumatic after all we witnessed and experienced, and the widespread overreach in both the public and private sectors that limited our rights. The public was locked down, there was a huge transfer of wealth from average citizens and…


Earth Day: Scientist Shares Inconvenient Facts

On Earth Day, I spoke with geologist and author Gregory Wrightstone of the CO2 Coalition. The group provides science and research that counter the indoctrination in the American education system. Wrightstone disputes the left’s climate alarmist philosophy by discussing global warming, natural disasters, the attempt to ban gas stoves, and more. In addition, he explains…


How Americans Used to Eat

A colleague recently introduced me to a treasure trove of information about American eating habits in the 19th and early 20th centuries: The Buttolph Collection of Menus. Housed at the New York Public Library, the collection was a gift of Miss Frank E. Buttolph (1850-1924). The earliest menu dates from 1843, and contributions after Miss…