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A mother forgave her son's killer. Now she writes poems to honor victims of gang violence
CHICAGO -- On a small table adjacent to a red couch, Doris Hernandez keeps the last photo of her late son amid dozens of crosses, a rosary and a Bible with worn pages bearing the weight of countless prayers.
Hanging on the wall is a card he gave her as a child for Mother’s Day.
There’s also a gold notebook that she keeps on top of the ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES'
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action.
What it’s about: Set hundreds of years after the events of the last "Planet of the Apes" film, the story follows a young ape, Noa, as he encounters a charismatic ape king, Proximus Caesar, and fights to save his clan.
The kid attractor factor: ...Read more
Oh, dear! Baby gear! Why are the manuals so unclear?
Since becoming a father a few months ago, I’ve been nursing a grudge against something tiny, seemingly inconsequential, and often discarded: instructional manuals. Parenthood requires a lot of gadgetry to maintain a kid’s health and welfare. Those gadgets require puzzling over booklets, decoding inscrutable pictographs, and wondering whether...Read more
Editorial: Keeping guns out of the hands of Florida's children
Authorities are still investigating the circumstances last month that ended with a 14-year-old St. Petersburg boy killing his 11-year-old brother in what the older child described as an accidental shooting. But the ingredients of this tragedy — a misplaced gun in the wrong hands — are all too familiar. Gun owners can help by better securing ...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'THE FALL GUY'
Rated PG-13 for action and violence, drug content and some strong language.
What it’s about: A stuntman gets involved in a murder mystery while trying to save the movie directed by his estranged girlfriend.
The kid attractor factor: Big movie stars and even bigger stunts.
Good lessons/bad lessons: The truth will always come ...Read more
In defense of helicopter parents
This column is the latest in a series on parenting children in the final years of high school, "Emptying the Nest."
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I recently saw a headline in the New York Times that I thought was the answer to my prayers: "Anxious Parents are the Ones Who Need Help."
Yes, please, I thought, hoping to find acknowledgment of all the very real forces ...Read more
Commentary: Multigenerational households are key to better support for kids of single mothers
Decades of research show that on average, children who grow up with parents who are not married and living together have worse achievement and behavioral and well-being outcomes than children of two-parent homes. Despite this evidence, rates of nonmarital childbearing have risen dramatically in the U.S., especially among the noncollege-educated....Read more
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