Kalman Heller
Dr. Heller is a clinical psychologist, now retired, who specialized in providing services to children, families, and couples since 1968. He has written over 150 columns about parenting and marriage which are available on his website, <a href="http://www.drheller.com" title="http://www.drheller.com" target="_blank">http://www.drheller.com</a>.
Articles by this Author
Gender Bias in Schools Revisited
- By Kalman Heller
- Published 11/10/2008
- Education
- Unrated
Fifteen years ago, at the height of the focus on the alleged gender bias against girls in our educational system, I wrote an article for a professional newsletter that argued it was actually the other way around Boys were at least equally disadvantaged in the classroom, if not more so
The Complexity of Stepfamily Marriage
- By Kalman Heller
- Published 11/10/2008
- Marriage
- Unrated
It is estimated that stepfamilies will be the majority of family types early in the 21st century This means most families will have the experience of being built from losses and of having a mixture of biologically related and non-biologically related members
Where Have All the Bicycles Gone?
- By Kalman Heller
- Published 10/1/2008
- Parenting
- Unrated
Childhood has moved indoors What a shame
And Baby Makes Three
- By Kalman Heller
- Published 10/1/2008
- Marriage
- Unrated
"When do you think your marriage began to become disconnected"
"When we had our first child
When Grandma is Going to Die: What to Tell the Children
- By Kalman Heller
- Published 07/25/2008
- Parenting
- Unrated
In recent weeks two mothers asked for advice on assisting their children through the impending deaths of a grandparent The children ranged in age from 3 to 9
When Grandma Dies
- By Kalman Heller
- Published 07/25/2008
- Parenting
- Unrated
Explaining death involves two issues What is it, literally, and what happens to the person when she dies
Why Do We Have Children?
- By Kalman Heller
- Published 04/1/2008
- Parenting
- Unrated
A century or so ago that was a fairly easy question to answer Children were primarily commodities
The Myth Of The High Rate Of Divorce
- By Kalman Heller
- Published 01/22/2008
- Marriage
- Unrated
This past year my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary It is the second marriage for both of us and the relationship has only grown stronger over the years, teaching me more about love and trust and dependence then I ever imagined
Holiday Gifts, Social Influences, And Parental Values
- By Kalman Heller
- Published 12/7/2007
- Parenting
- Unrated
A few months ago I was watching public TV’s annual drive to raise money One of the primary offers for your pledge was a video of the “Doo Wop†music of the ‘50s and early ‘60s
