The Toddler at the Funeral
Is it a terrible idea to take a toddler to a family member’s funeral? What other choice is there for a grieving out-of-towner?
Is it a terrible idea to take a toddler to a family member’s funeral? What other choice is there for a grieving out-of-towner?
Figuring out how to balance my teens’ natural aversion to leaving their comfort zones and honoring their awareness of themselves is tricky business.
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?
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.
Should you let your kids get Snapchat? This popular app is creative, real and fun but also comes with some big drawbacks.
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.
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 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?