Why is the Work & Family Life Newsletter still so valuable
in a world of information overload on the Internet?

We’re often asked why people need a newsletter like Work & Family Life when so much is available through online databases.

Databases can be great sources of information. They are most helpful when you are searching for something specific: for example, what to do with a two-year-old who is acting out or how to help an older relative who needs home care. In other words, a database is useful when you know what you’re looking for—and you’re sure that your online source is reliable.

But when you read a broad-based newsletter like Work & Family Life, you learn about issues you weren’t aware of—things you didn’t know you needed to know. And you can be confident in the accuracy of the information.

For example, you might find an article about helping your kids develop “street smarts.” Or how good listening is the secret to a happy, healthy couples relationship. Or how to assess your own emotional intelligence. Or what’s up with Gen Y—the “Net generation” born between 1977 and 1997.

You probably wouldn’t search for these topics on a database, but they are things you should be thinking and doing something about—because they could make a real difference in your life.

Work & Family Life is fresh, topical, never stale. We do adaptations from recently published books. We bring you the best of the latest studies on health and nutrition plus the most current research on elder issues, the world’s changing demographics, and other relevant topics from many countries. Our newsletter provides practical advice and tips to help families deal with the realities they are facing today. For example:

• A recent article talks about how to avoid financial scams targeting older people as a result of the current economic situation.
• Another article offers suggestions on cutting expenses, budgeting, ways to involve children, and how these tough times can actually strengthen your family.

All of this makes Work & Family Life a lively, interesting and reader-friendly monthly source of information in areas most critical to people’s daily lives: their children, their older relatives, their jobs, their health, and their personal relationships.