Not Without My Niece
My sister died and now my niece’s father is trying to keep me from being a part of her life. Is there anything I can do?
My sister died and now my niece’s father is trying to keep me from being a part of her life. Is there anything I can do?
My friend’s kid is mean to my child, but my friend has no idea. Now what?
A mistyped email address gave her an unwanted front-row seat to a friend’s crumbling marriage. Now what?
It’s bound to happen. Your kid is going to make a friend that you don’t like. What do you do? How do you know whether to step in or stand back?
What to do or say when the unthinkable happens.
When one parent is ill and the other is in denial…when is it time to step in and start caring for the caretaker?
We are living in a time where people are constantly lamenting the fact that children are growing up too quickly, acting like adults long before their years. And yet, inexplicably, many people feel twelve is too old to act like a child.
Where’s the line when someone else’s child is misbehaving?
How to deal with unsolicited opinions about family size.
I want a village. These are the people I want in my village. People who think it is a moral obligation to look out for each other’s kids.
My close friend won’t stop disparaging my choice to go back to work! Can this friendship be saved?
What to do when grandparents cross the line of Too Much Stuff and spoil your children, particularly with inappropriate gifts.
My daughter keeps getting head lice from her best friend! How do I put a stop to it without embarrassing everyone?
Do you tell parents if you know their kid is involved in destructive behavior? I happen to think it takes a village, even if it makes me uncomfortable at times.
An update from one of our most memorable Advice Smackdown columns: The pregnant mom faced with a husband in rehab on her due date.
At what point — when special education and speech therapy and other services are the norm in your child’s life — do you explain to them that they’re different? And how?
I don’t want my kids to become desensitized. I don’t want them to think it is okay to make fun of other people or feel superior to other people.Â
Ways to teach your kids to be respectful of people who have different political views than their own.
Once you accept that your kids will be monitored around school by a tracking device, what’s next? Should we have a problem with schools tracking our children with chips embedded in their school ids?
I’m worried something isn’t quite “right” with my daughter, but her school keeps finding excuses for not evaluating our concerns. Where do I turn for help?