On The Record

"The English and French met memorably on the battlefield of Agincourt. During the Civil War, the North and South shed fraternal blood at Gettysburg. For many parents and children, the encounter over homework bears the mark of a similar armed struggle."

--Child psychologist Howard Gardner, Harvard University, in an essay on how parents can get their children to do homework with less conflict (Time, Jan. 25).

"It's been a very exciting week. It's not often you're in the New York Times twice."

--Psychologist/folk singer Lucy Kaplansky on the glowing published reviews over her sold-out show at Town Hall in New York City (Hartford Courant, Jan. 21).

"Even if we never make any money at it, if it gets kids and parents and grandparents talking to each other, it's served its purpose."

--Kathryn Nessel Retsky, family therapist, on her invention of Chatter Matters, a board game in which players have to learn a lot about each other (Los Angeles Daily News, Jan. 17.)

"Society can no longer support what we think of as marriage."

--Family practitioner Nancy Saunders, Philadelphia, on the need to do away with traditional matrimony in favor of individualized marriage contracts that allow couples to custom-design their relationships (Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 17).

"When it comes to corrective discipline, I've concluded that many, if not most, of today's parents hamstring themselves by trying to discipline without making their children feel bad."

--Family psychologist John Rosemond, Gastonia, N.C., on the disciplining styles that many parents use today (Charlotte Observer, Jan. 5).

Heard in the Monitor

"There's a whole new cohort of ethnic-minority students who are very excited about this field. They are a reflection of how the field is really changing and responding to the true experiences of ethic-minority people in this country."

--Kevin Chun, on the enthusiasm young researchers have for the acculturation field, page 14.

"It's important that psychologists and all mental health professionals recognize that the work we do creates a unique set of occupational stresses."

--Karen Saakvitne, on the need for psychologists to be open to colleague- assistance programs, page 23.

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