Dear Cal: Advice To My Teenage Daughter (Part 1)
A couple of life lessons I have learned and want to pass on to my 13-year-old daughter, Cal, before she enters high school about age and frenemies.
A couple of life lessons I have learned and want to pass on to my 13-year-old daughter, Cal, before she enters high school about age and frenemies.
I have two job offers and a million people I’ll be letting down if I choose either option. How can I stop trying to please everyone else long enough to figure out what I want?
I made a conscious effort to figure out what would make me the happiest. What things gave me the most bang for my buck, so to speak. And the rest I just let go. Is there a way to just be happier? Or is the real secret to stop making yourself crazy with the things that don’t matter?
My mother-in-law potty-trained my twins and forbade us from using pull-ups. We’ve had nightly accidents ever since but she won’t budge! Will we really ruin everything by using pull-ups at night?
You love the baby but not the name. What do you do when you regret giving your baby his/her name?
Is there ANY way to nicely tell other parents that you think a pack of wolves would probably do a better job raising their child?
My husband stays home with our son and is falling apart. I don’t know what to do or how to help.
A mom finds herself and young family pulled into her husband’s family’s cycle of emotional and verbal abuse. She needs practical advice on how to save the relationship with her children’s grandparents, if that is at all possible.
Everybody’s favorite! Reader-submitted updates on past columns, questions and queries.
I told my mother-in-law that her tradition of playing Santa before Christmas might be confusing to my young daughter and now she’s upset. What should I do?
I just found out — thanks to Facebook — that one of my best friends is getting married. And I’m not invited. What happened??
Once kids are school-aged like mine, it’s reasonable to expect them to shoulder some pet care responsibility. However, keep in mind that, although they may want to handle something like the litter box or dog walking, they might not be ready just yet.
“Do not paint any walls in your house with flat paint” is just one of our many helpful tips for staying sane while raising children.
As #GivingTuesday approaches, learn about the Soledad O’Brien & Brad Raymond Foundation which helps young women overcome barriers and reach their highest educational potential.
Chelsea Handler of the future is pissed. When she sits down to write her parenting book, she’ll realize the book she wants to write has already been written.
In Happier at Home, Gretchen Rubin’s follow-up to the best-selling The Happiness Project, I find more inspiration for projects that put a smile on my face.
Are middle names just as fraught with drama and territorial hurt feelings as first names?
After years of dealing with an overly-competitive sister-in-law, treading on our baby name turf is the last straw! What do I do?
My friend’s father just died after a long battle with cancer. What can I do for her and her family? How can I be a help and not a burden?
Only three people came to my baby shower and I’m having a really hard time dealing with the disappointment. How can I make myself get over this?