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?
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?
A pregnancy announcement very close to the due date yields a surprised message from a family member. But is the expectant mom overreacting?
When do you know it’s time to take someone off your holiday card list? Or is sending cards a life time commitment?
Once you accept that your kids will be monitored around school by a tracking device, what’s next? Should we have a problem with schools tracking our children with chips embedded in their school ids?
A new mom needs help navigating the ins and outs of Hand-Me-Down etiquette. She is stressed by the details. We have advice to share.
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.
A pregnant reader is being shunned and hurt by a friend who is jealous and hurt because she and her husband have decided not to have children. She wants to know whether her friendship is salvageable?
Blindsided by an unsolicited comment? Here’s a handy cheat sheet with the perfect things to reply when you find yourself on the receiving end of a mom slam.
I invited my 20-year-old to sound off with me on the issue of drinking before reaching legal age. This was a hard, but good, talk.
Should a mom commit to being a matron of honor at her BFFs wedding cross country when it’s so soon after her due date? What is realistic travel for a new postpartum mom?
A reader asks for help in coaching kids to speak out against racism and other issues at school in a succinct way.
A reader needs advice on whether she is overreacting to her sister’s pregnancy announcement which was made via a baby shower invite by one of her friends. Her sister is hurt because she was by her side during her IVF process. We have thoughts.
It is inevitable. We all face disappointments in our lives, many times out of our direct control. How we handle those disappointments is up to us. Teaching our children to weather setbacks and failures is one of the more important jobs we face as parents.
A reader needs advice about handling inappropriate comments, that are creeping her out, from a stranger on her personal blog. What should she do?
A reader asks for help with a tricky situation: a best friend’s child with developmental issues is bullying her own child.
It can be a bummer to let a babysitter go (and have to find a new one!) but sometimes it can be an important life lesson for your children.
Ah, the politics of the delivery room guest list. An expectant mom needs help on setting boundaries with her overbearing mother-in-law.
Help! How do I make it clear on the invitation for a joint kids’ birthday party that any gifts should not be shared, without seeming gift-grabby?
I’m excited to see the costumes this year but am also bracing myself for the frustration of seeing costumes that culturally appropriate or are downright racist.
Lessons learns from a verbal altercation that can be applied to relationships and life in general.