(2008/05/13)
Q: Our daughter is a senior and is scheduled to graduate from high school this spring. She moved out to live with her boyfriend, and we recently learned she is pregnant.
(2008/05/13)
Scene: The 2008 RALPH Awards, held at a highly secret location somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. On stage, at the brightly-lit podium, bathed in a glow befitting of their celebrity, stand two nameless extras from “Alvin and the Chipmunks.’’ After the applause dies down, one hands the other an envelope ... (ripping sound) ... she smiles, leans into the microphone and says, “For parental inattention beyond mind-boggling with a 15-year-old, Rosemond’s Awfully Ludicrous Parenting Honor goes to ... yes! ... LETICIA and BILLY RAY CYRUS!’’
(2008/05/13)
Today Happy Mother’s Day, free admission for all moms, Children’s Museum, 207 Fifth Ave. S.
(2008/05/10)
Q: We want to take a family vacation before the school year ends, departing on May 23, but don’t want our teens to jeopardize their classes and grades for the semester. Our extended family is having a reunion in upstate New York, and we thought we would combine that with a week of sightseeing and visiting some colleges for our sophomore and junior kids. We are in the discussion phase and would like your input.
(2008/05/10)
Today’s parents believe in psychology, a predominant paradigm of which is behavior modification; therefore, today’s parents tend to believe that behavior, any behavior, can be modified by properly manipulating reward and punishment.
(2008/05/10)
TODAY Book Swap, Children’s Museum, 207 Fifth Ave. S., free with museum admission.
(2008/05/03)
Q: When we are out shopping or in a restaurant, I see so many kids not respecting their parents and it makes me so angry.
(2008/05/03)
Q: My husband often undermines my authority where the kids are concerned. For example, I believe my children should eat whatever I put in front of them for supper. I refuse to be a short-order cook. If they don’t eat what I fix, they get no supper. The main offender is our 4-year-old. When he doesn’t want to eat what I have fixed, my husband will go and make him a grilled cheese sandwich. I’ve complained about this, but he keeps right on doing it. What should I do?
(2008/05/03)
Monday Music Mondays, for 2- to 5-year-olds with rhythm, song and special treats, 10 and 11 a.m., The Red Giraffe, Onalaska, Wis., free.
(2008/04/26)
Q: Our son who is 16 recently got in trouble at school for swearing at a teacher. He will not talk with us about it, so all I know is what the principal told us when he called to suspend our son for a week.
(2008/04/26)
If a child develops a bit of a runny nose but seems otherwise healthy, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to make a visit to the doctor much less rush to the emergency room. If, however, the child develops a cough, then a fever, an appointment with the doctor would be prudent. Even absent additional symptoms, if the runny nose requires the consumption of box after box of tissues over several weeks time, it’s a good idea to at least check in with the doc.
(2008/04/26)
Monday Music Mondays, for 2- to 5-year-olds, 10 and 11 a.m., The Red Giraffe, Onalaska, Wis., free.
(2008/04/19)
Q: winter has definitely been long, and our kids are wanting summer as much as we are. We are having a difficult time keeping to our evening schedule of dinner and homework because the kids want to be outside. How do we find a balance with outdoors time and schoolwork? My wife thinks that we should keep things the same, and I think we should give our 13- and 15-year-olds a break. What do you think?
(2008/04/19)
Q: A number of years ago IQ testing determined our daughter had average ability but a better than average view of herself. She’s in high school now and her self-esteem is getting in the way of her performance. She cannot seem to accept that anything she does is wrong or that she is capable of making a mistake. If she has a problem with a homework assignment, the textbook is wrong. If she can’t open something, the can opener is broken. I think this is hurting her grades because she thinks she knows the material and then does poorly on tests. I don’t really know how to help her. How does a child end up with this sort of attitude? Did we do something wrong?
(2008/04/19)
Monday Music Mondays, for 2- to 5-year-olds with rhythm, song and special treats, 10 and 11 a.m., The Red Giraffe, Onalaska, Wis., free.
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