Archive - Victor M. Parachin

Seven habits of highly effective fathers

Al Roker, an Emmy Award winner and well-known television personality, tells of his first TV job. He was hired to be the weekend weatherman for a television station in Syracuse, N.Y., in 1974. more »

By Victor M. Parachin - Jun 25, 2008

Topic: Family, Parenting, Fathers

Children need parents to be strong role models

When Christopher was 8, his father, an alcoholic and drug addict, abandoned his wife and their five children. Neither Christopher nor his siblings ever got financial or emotional support from their father. more »

By Victor M. Parachin - Dec 14, 2007

Topic: Family, Children, Parenting

Creative planning can help alleviate grief during holidays

After her 19-year-old daughter was killed in an automobile accident, Helen didn’t know how she would get through the holidays. “The idea of facing an empty chair from Thanksgiving through the new year intimidated and even terrified me,” she remembers. more »

By Victor M. Parachin - Nov 27, 2007

Topic: Family, Living

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