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?
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?
A reader is considering taking her four kids overseas for part of the school year, and asks for some advice on homeschooling and other logistics.
A mother wants to explain Asperger’s in positive way to her children now that they have a new friend who is on the spectrum.
A mom needs help dealing with dealing with her abusive father in light of her family ignoring the problem completely and especially now that she has kids of her own.
An expat is very upset that her side of the family wasn’t able to join her for her wedding ceremony now that she lives as an expat overseas. She’s contemplating yet another wedding when back in the States; what is the etiquette for that?
An expectant mom is being dragged into her divorced parent’s toxic relationship during the final weeks of her pregnancy. How can she continue to set boundaries during her final pregnancy weeks and during the labor and the postpartum period?
Mom needs advice on how to handle Elf on the Shelf and neighbor kids who still believe in the magic.
A mistyped email address gave her an unwanted front-row seat to a friend’s crumbling marriage. Now what?
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 very young child cries uncontrollably at his new daycare center and now his mom is feeling guilty about having transferred him there after having lost confidence in the previous one.
How do you strike the right balance between body positive talk and practical help for your tween daughter who is self-conscious about a little extra facial hair?
How to talk to young kids about death and grief in an age-appropriate manner. We provide a sample script as well as an excellent book recommendation that can grow with your family.
Ways to teach your kids to be respectful of people who have different political views than their own.
An expectant mom has some serious familial and relationship issues that are causing her stress and leading to depression.
A reader fears she screwed up by letting her son wear non-gender-conforming clothing outside the house. I thinks he needs to cut herself some slack.
An expectant mom’s father is very ill and because his prognosis is not good she’s debating the merits of announcing her pregnancy sooner rather than later.
An update from a letter writer on a particularly hairy and sticky family situation and lessons learned for the future.
How can we make our children realize that lying and cheating are wrong when they see people whom they admire lie and cheat?
A reader asks how to help a teen stick out a difficult activity when the other kids are making things unpleasant.
An expectant mom is incredibly stressed about her new in-laws potentially attending her upcoming baby shower. What can be done? First, we need to get to the root of the mess.