Category Archives: Clash of the parenting styles

Can this friendship survive children?

By Jodi Cohen | Published: May 2, 2010

After kids you may expect to drift apart from your childless pals. But not from friends with kids the same age. Or maybe not? It seems to come as a surprise to most of us when long term friends, the ones with whom we have so much in common and a rich shared history, have [...]

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Clash of the parenting styles

By Jodi Cohen | Published: November 3, 2009

You love your friend. You have so much in common: music, hobbies, religion, political leanings, clothing styles, careers before popping out kids. But when it comes to parenting, even our closest friends can surprise us with their discipline choices. Our friend Sam is still recovering from behavior she observed while dining with her high [...]