blog archives – April 2009

Calling the Cops on Your Kids:  Parenting vs. Policing

If your daughter steals your ATM card or your son drives drunk, should you— would you—call the cops on them? Where does parental responsibility end and police intervention begin?... Read full article

Alzheimer’s:  Family Disease

First there are the Alzheimer’s symptoms, including confusion, debilitation, and a fog that never lifts. Then there are the Alzheimer’s caretaker symptoms, including fatigue, headaches, and a nagging question that never fades: if you’re caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s, how much of your own life are you responsible for sacrificing in the process?... Read full article

Time Off Without Pay:  Whose Responsibility?

It’s the recession question being asked across America: would you volunteer for an unpaid furlough to keep your colleagues from losing their jobs? Thousands of workers in dozens of industries are making the trade-off of losing pay for saving jobs. But is everyone stepping up simply because it’s the responsible thing to do?... Read full article

Good Parenting or Bad Spying?

Monitoring, blocking, filtering, tracking. Parenting these days includes an arsenal of tools to find out what kids are up to. But should it include renting drug-sniffing dogs to prowl through their bedrooms?... Read full article

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