Big Kid
Help! How Do I Handle These Disturbing Teenage Texts?
Did you ever check your teen’s texts and find yourself horrified by what their friends are saying? A reader wants to know if she’s overreacting.
Young Child
The Social Lives of Preschoolers
There are no #SQUADGOALS for the preschool set. Managing (parents’) expectations for preschooler social interactions.
Young Child
The Child Who Eats Too Little
A child has always eaten very little but now he’s fallen off the growth charts and isn’t keeping up physically and socially with his peers. What should the mom do when her pediatrician insists everything is “fine”?
Big Kid
How to Immunize Your Kids From the Insanity of Election Year
How are we, as parents, supposed to keep our kids believing they should do the right thing when they see how rewarded the bad things are?
Big Kid
Lonely Teen After a Move: Time to Intervene?
A mom wants to know how to help her young teen make connections in their new community without overstepping. Can it be done? Maybe.
Big Kid
Feeling Blue in a Red State: Teens, Politics, and the Party Line
A reader asks how to handle a teen who buys into majority politics in what she sees as extreme state, but really, the issue is teaching both critical thinking and tolerance.
Big Kid
Should You Allow Your Tween or Teen to Use Snapchat?
Should you let your kids get Snapchat? This popular app is creative, real and fun but also comes with some big drawbacks.