Author: Kidspeak

Psychological problems can spring up at any time of life. When problems develop slowly and mildly, going on for many months and years, they can be very hard to spot. In such cases, help may not be thought important nor urgent,...

Psychological problems come to all castes and classes in our society, and no group, whether rich, poor, educated, or not, handles mental illness well. However, such problems are especially daunting if you are poor. This is the...

Thanksgiving is over, but Old Home Week lingers on in my mind, that fine Southern tradition of searching for links between people not previously acquainted, and between pastimes and present events. My family said goodbye to my...

Some years back the Boston Globe carried a humorous essay  from someone who “carried the picture of Ireland on his face”. Well, Ireland is not on my face, except for a smile today. More. . .  It is in my...

In the past few days, a lot has been said about women. In those discussions, I was particularly bugged by one of Armando’s responses. More than once he lamented how few women responded to diaries about Larry Summers’...