Dear Debra: I recently spent an enjoyable evening with an acquaintance of mine. In reality, we had a nice time, but a few days later, I realized she never once asked about me, my work, my family - nothing! I have read your books and I am patting myself on the back for being a good listener - but …
Conversation for dummies
Tips for Teens and The Summer Job
It was Sly and The Family Stone who sang about "hot fun in the summertime," but they failed to mention the summer job. Spending the summer in an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini sounds lovely, but without a summer job, we're talking wipeout. While most of us over the age of 22 (I am …
Teaching Teens How to Talk Without Technology
My recent book, Beyond Texting: The Fine Art of Face-to-Face Communication for Teenagers is the result of several things: I was once a teenager, I had children who later became teenagers and I married a man who had children who later became teenagers. In a nutshell: The world …