Each of our programmatic Centers are designed as a hub of activity and resources addressing particular aspects of family life. Our initial services will be Let it Out! – our series of online Discussion and Support Groups where people can share their experiences regarding particular family relationships and problems. Additionally, each Center’s homepage includes links to relevant pages of our Family Dynamics Clearinghouse™, with lists of resources, books, articles and films illustrating the complexity of relevant family relationships. Our curated Virtual Art Galleries of paintings, drawings, short films, music and poetry help people reflect upon and envision different aspects of their own relationships.

Your generous donation will help us to continue building our Centers and Special Programs.

Center on Sibling Dynamics™

Addressing sibling conflict, aggression, and friendship

• • Rivalry or Bullying?: the tragedies and triumphs. Exploring beliefs, practices, and solutions regarding sibling aggression. (see article)
  • Caregiving & Aftercare: the impact of sibling discord when caring for parents in life and death.
  • “Lean on Me”: sibling friendships in everyday life (including siblings in foster care, adoption, divorce, with disability, and in crisis). (see paper)

Center for Families & Animals™

Improving our relationships with animals and each other

• • Being Family: integrating animals into our family dynamic with joy.
  • Spirals of Violence: coordinating services for pet/child/sibling/spousal/elder abuse; addressing family violence holistically.
  • Exotics – Dislocated ‘Pets’: addressing the needs of wildlife in captivity.
  • Bereavement & Nature: hosting the Green Pet-Burial Society.

Center for the Adult Child™

Healing transgressions and neglect between adults and their parents

• • In-law Conflicts: creating respect through boundaries & understanding.
  • Gendered Relationships: between parent and the adult child.
  • Love & Honor: “honor killings,” dowry killings, exile, and estrangement.

Center on Cyberfamilies (in development)

Privacy, connections, and disruptions in a digital age

• • Being Connected: how to achieve and maintain family connectedness.
  • Cyberbullying within Families: online boundaries, jokes, and humiliation.
  • Mealtime Mambo™: restoring family meals through meaningful conversation, plus community gatherings that get families moving.

Special Programs

Green Pet-Burial Society

Notions and practices regarding the death and dying of animal companions.
(Hosted by the Center for Families with Animals)

• Whole-Family EcoCemeteries: Conservation cemeteries are wildlife preserves which are legally protected as green cemeteries. When these cemeteries allow people to bury the remains of all family members, including animal companions, we call them ‘whole-family.’

“Let’s Get Through This”

‘Helping  teens and parents manage their relationship; a program of self-reliance and mutual understanding. (In development)