Big Kid
10 Year Olds & Texting
A mom is looking for advice now that her 10-year-old daughter’s friends have started texting but she doesn’t think that she is yet ready. What should mom do?
Big Kid
Tiny Changes To Earth
There was an unexpectedly large snowstorm that paralyzed parts of the NY tristate area. This is one of the many stories of bravery by young people that night.
Health & Safety
The In-Laws’ Creepy Neighbor
Parents need advice on how to handle grandparents who brush off their neighbor’s creepy comments about their child.
Health & Safety
Five Bad Driving Habits You Will Wish Your Kids Hadn’t Seen
By the time your kids are driving, it’s too late to pretend you’re the perfect driver. These are some bad driving habits you might want to conquer before your kids are old enough to notice.
Health & Safety
Learn About New Auto Technology for Teen Driver Safety (and your sanity)
Do you have teen drivers in your house? These technologies will help them stay safer on the road.
Health & Safety
21 Days Without Distracted Driving. How to Break a Dangerous Addiction.
Think using your phone in the car is dangerous but somehow end up doing it anyway? Here’s how to break this reckless addiction.
Relationships
Kids & Pets & Family Dog Drama
Concern about keeping young kids safe around a family dog has led to lots of family drama that could have been avoided. Can family peace be restored?
Health & Safety
DIY Childproofing
The rails under our dining room table are super sharp. I worry that our grandson is going to split his head open! Any advice?
Big Kid
The Essential College Dorm First Aid Kit, Explained
How do you put together a first aid kit for your college kid? With a little time and thought, and they’ll thank you later.
Big Kid
13 Reasons Why: The Book, the Series, the Issues
Unsure about whether 13 Reasons Why on Netflix is okay for your teen? My teen and an educator help me break it down for parents who have concerns.
Health & Safety
When Your Family Is Anti-Vaxx
An expectant mom is right to be concerned about her soon-to-be-born infant being around her non-vaccinated preschooler nieces and nephews. What should she do?
Young Child
Talking to Young Kids About the Current Events
A mom to a kindergartner is asking whether she needs to start talking to her kids about current events now that her child has started school?
Health & Safety
Grandma Caught On Tape
Grandma was caught on tape losing her temper while watching her grandkids. A mom asks whether (and, if so, how) she should confront her very sensitive-to-criticism mom about the incident.
Big Kid
When Justice Isn’t Served, What Do You Tell Your Teens?
Recent events in the news are enough to make a rational person want to secede from the human race. How can we make this a learning opportunity for our teens?
Baby
Swaddling & SIDS: A Common Sense Look at “That Study”
Has a new study REALLY established a link between swaddling and SIDS? Let’s ignore the scary headlines and take a deeper look.
Big Kid
Not Found in the Baby Book: Teen’s First Fender-Bender
I remember my first car accident as a teen like it was yesterday. Who knew it would be a useful memory to help me handle my own kid’s first time?
Health & Safety
Would You Review a Bad Nanny Online?
So you had to fire the nanny or sitter or leave the daycare suddenly. Do you just move on? Or do you write it up so other parents are informed?
Health & Safety
Lavender Oil, Revisited
Amalah explains the evolution of her change in personal opinion regarding her once safety-focused concern on lavender oil in children’s personal care products.
Pregnancy
Is It Safe? Hot Yoga During Pregnancy
A reader asks whether it is safe to continue practicing hot yoga now that she’s pregnant.
Big Kid
How To Handle The “Bad” Girlfriend
A reader is worried her young teen son’s girlfriend is a bad influence; there’s lots to unpack, here, but I give it my best shot.