Mama: More That Just a Name
When a mother-in-law’s self-chosen name for “grandma” hits a little to close to home for the mama-to-be and causes feelings of sadness.
When a mother-in-law’s self-chosen name for “grandma” hits a little to close to home for the mama-to-be and causes feelings of sadness.
What do you think is an appropriate curfew for teenagers? Do you remember having a curfew when you were that age? Do you think it would be okay if I just locked my teenagers in a plastic bubble until they turn thirty?
I have been shot. I also have also been blasted. Tasered. Stun-gunned. Vanquished. Laid low by a surprise shot from a laser cannon. Sent into unconsciousness by a sleep weapon that looked an awful lot like a pillow. I can’t talk about the mind-control ray…
“The Easter Bunny’s not real, right?” How do you handle these kinds of questions with your children? Do you think some kinds of lies are okay to tell?
A mom is really happy with the care provided by her kids’ in-home daycare provider. However, she is concerned about the lunch and snack options they are offering her toddlers. Is she overreacting and what are her options?
I vowed never to become an overprotective parent like my mother. Then I had a child.
I love my daycare provider…but not her kid. What to do when there’s a bully in the playgroup. We have some advice.
It’s not our business. Don’t interfere. These are the things that we say to ourselves when we don’t intervene.
I’m interested to hear what you guys think about Barbies. I don’t have a daughter, but I was a girl—a girl besotted with the world of Barbie.
A reader asks how we deal with teens and the specter of poor teen decisions about drugs and alcohol and parties.
A mom’s dream career opportunity will take her away from her family for the summer. She is concerned and is getting some guilt trips from family and colleagues. What should she do?
My in-laws are absolutely, fundamentally untrustworthy caretakers for my child. But my husband is insisting we let them babysit while we travel overseas! What do I do?
Does your Mother-In-Law make insulting comments when she’s around you and your children? Catherine Connors offers advice for how to deal with the smack talk.
Are toy guns an inevitable part of Christmas morning with little boys? Is it fruitless to fight them…or irresponsible not to?
The truth is that we all have times when we handle ourselves badly and our kids pay the price. The goal is to find a way to make things right and move on.
Lying is a necessary part of parenting. Any parent that tells me they never lie to their kids, well, I think they are lying.
If we have learned anything from the film classic “Home Alone,” it is that leaving a child by himself (accidentally or on purpose) for any period of time can result in all manner of shenanigans. Also, Joe Pesci will show up. However, at some point,…
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.
I’m sure there isn’t a parent out there who doesn’t want to give their child a better life than what they had. But at what cost does giving “everything” come?
How do you determine the best age to let a child pierce his or her ears.