(2009/01/09) Q: I am the mother of several children, but my questions are specific to my 14-year-old. She seems so grown up compared to what I think a 14-year-old needs to be, and I certainly have not promoted her being so mature. I want her to enjoy being a little girl.
(2009/01/03) Q: Christmas and the economy are affecting my usual gift buying for my family. I am a single male who enjoys gifting his nieces and nephews, and they look forward to my extra special attention on their gifts.
(2009/01/03) American parents believe in behavior modification.
(2008/12/27) My wife and I were seated in a restaurant when a family of four — mother, father, a girl who may have reached her third birthday and an infant — were seated one table away from us. More correctly, they were shown to a table because immediately the parents began asking the little girl where she wanted to sit.
(2008/12/20) Q: My wife and I have been married for 18 years and have two children who are both in high school. She and I have had our moments, but lately the differences in our life seem in-surmountable.
(2008/12/20) Every so often, and usually just as I am about to resign myself to the folly of postmodern parenting, I run across a story involving parents who have not submitted to the madness and I am rescued from my funk.
(2008/12/13) Q: Christmas does not feel like when I was a child. I didn’t want much as a kid, so whatever I got was great. I want my three kids to have a memorable holiday, but the money is not going to be there.
(2008/12/13) This is Part 2 and the conclusion of Parenting 101, an overview of the fundamentals of effective parenting.
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