Santa-In-Law
I told my mother-in-law that her tradition of playing Santa before Christmas might be confusing to my young daughter and now she’s upset. What should I do?
I told my mother-in-law that her tradition of playing Santa before Christmas might be confusing to my young daughter and now she’s upset. What should I do?
A mom finds herself and young family pulled into her husband’s family’s cycle of emotional and verbal abuse. She needs practical advice on how to save the relationship with her children’s grandparents, if that is at all possible.
Last week, my my 11-year-old son asked if he could sign up for an Instagram account. This was definitely an eye-opening experience for me and my husband and taught us an important lesson about our kids online.
How can we make our children realize that lying and cheating are wrong when they see people whom they admire lie and cheat?
Is there ANY way to nicely tell other parents that you think a pack of wolves would probably do a better job raising their child?
I believe that most of our children’s character is not something that is taught but that they learn how to react and interact in the world by watching us.
Solutions for when your child wants a name brand item that you simply can’t afford.
Things to avoid when visiting or staying with brand-new parents.
My pregnant sister-in-law just told us her baby’s name…which is the same as ours. I’m due first. Can I ignore her calling “dibs” on the baby name?
No one wants their kid to be unkind to others, but when it comes to issues of mental illness, are you teaching your kid kindness or fear?
My mom has cancer and might not live much longer. Am I crazy for trying to get pregnant right now? We have some thoughts.
It is the time of year when you begin to hear complaints from the kids about their teachers. “My teacher hates me!” Do you step in or let them work it out?
One of the hardest lessons for my teens is that, sometimes, there are some things more important than being right.
On the death of the small at-home party, the etiquette of sibling tagalongs, and other kids’ birthday party conundrums.
Another day, another horrible sea-monster of a mother-in-law. How to handle a difficult mother-in-law and preventing bad repercussions on your marriage.
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?
My newborn has colic and now my family is hanging out without me! Are postpartum hormones just making me oversensitive? Please help.
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.
The holidays are around the corner and my relationship with my husband’s family is a mess. How can I fix this? Should I fix this?
A mother-in-law writes in for advice about a daughter-in-law who plays favorites and keeps her from spending enough time with her grandchild.