It’s hard being separated from loved ones. Kids can show them some love by sending them snail mail. It also supports the U.S. Postal Service which needs help desperately right now.
A young preschooler is telling her mom that no one wants to play with her. What do you do? Go mama bear or go inquiring about facts?
Mom needs advice on how to handle Elf on the Shelf and neighbor kids who still believe in the magic.
For Friendship Day (or any day, really) we think a mini photo shoot with your BFF and a fun photo prop is a great idea so that you can have a great photo of the two of you.
A mom no longer wants her son to play with her friend’s aggressive child. Does she tell the mom the truth, keep making excuses or are there other options? We have advice here.
A mom needs help navigating neighborly social waters after a brushoff because of bad playdates and clinginess which was taken personally by the other parents. Is a cordial relationship possible?
A reader wants to know how much is too much when it comes to managing new friendships for her tween after switching to a new school.
A reader fears she screwed up by letting her son wear non-gender-conforming clothing outside the house. I thinks he needs to cut herself some slack.
A reader asks for help with a tricky situation: a best friend’s child with developmental issues is bullying her own child.
Sibling rivalry can often ruin a playdate. Here are ideas on how to manage siblings during playdates so there is more fun and less tears.
In our high tech world, kids can FaceTime, text message, and constantly feel connected to their friends. But things get lonely when a best friend is tech free for the summer.
A reader asks how to help a teen stick out a difficult activity when the other kids are making things unpleasant.
When a kid is getting bullied, there are times when parents and educators need to get involved. Because children often need to be taught kindness.
A family moved into a fantastic neighborhood with a built-in playgroup for their kids. But the entire family (including the kids) are social outcasts after the father more than crossed the line with his angry outburst. Can the relationships be saved?
There are no #SQUADGOALS for the preschool set. Managing (parents’) expectations for preschooler social interactions.
Was there ever a girl who made it through the school years without finding herself friends with a mean girl? Now Mom has to figure out how to best handle it.
I didn’t have to snoop when he was in grade school. All of his classmates lived in our neighborhood, so I already knew most of the parents. I also regularly volunteered in the classroom. But now he’s in a big school that combines three different neighborhoods, and I only volunteer when under court order. That means I don’t know anything about the kids he now wants to hang out with, and since he’s no help at all, I have to dig.
How do you help your daughters when they are excluded from play by the other neighborhood girls?
In honor of these preschoolers graduating, we threw a end-of-the-school year outdoor Transformers celebration. Easy to do and most of all, fun!
A mother wants to explain Asperger’s in positive way to her children now that they have a new friend who is on the spectrum.
