He is one of our favorite guests. I know when we have a segment planned with Dr. Coleman it will be great!
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PBS, Life Part 2: Boomer Grandparenting
http://www.pbs.org/lifepart2/exclusives/-threat-being-cut-grandkids
According to the panel, Boomers are often wealthier, better educated, and younger looking, than their own grandparents. “My kids dress like I do, and they listen to same music,” says Coleman. Their advice? Be cautious: don’t give advice that’s not asked for. If you want to open up a dialogue, start admitting your own mistakes as a parent.
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Dr. Joshua Coleman is an internationally known expert in parenting, families, and relationships. He is Co-Chair of the Council on Contemporary Families and is a psychologist with a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Dear Dr.Coleman,
I read “When Parents Hurt” with great interest and enlightenment, sharing many passages with my husband. Having acted upon almost all of your helpful suggestions, however, our estranged son and daughter both (40, 37yrs. old respectively, remain estranged from us and deny us any possibility of seeing our grandchildren. Our third child is a twin sister to our daughter and remains close to us. The pain and anguish that come from not being able to see our grandchildren is, at times, unbearable. We are a loving couple, married 43 years. Our estranged children will not tell us why they have separated and have refused intervention from well-meaning family and friends.
We are quite distraught, as we have apologized–even though we don’t know what we have done to cause such a rift.
Can you help?
Thank you ,
Georgene and Allen Weiner