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Firing the Babysitter and a Perpetual Visitor Apr. 09, 2016
Dear Family Coach: Our longtime babysitter, the teenage daughter of our neighbors across the street,... Read More
Get Kids Active and off Technology Apr. 08, 2016
Technology and paranoia are a bad combination for the health of children. Childhood obesity rates ha... Read More
A Homework-Obsessed Perfectionist and the Sex Talk Apr. 02, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My 13-year-old has obsessive-compulsive disorder and is obsessed with getting per... Read More
Sparing the Rod and The Shortest Kid Apr. 01, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I was recently speaking with the mother of my 4-year-old son's best friend, and s... Read More
A Potty Regression and a Father's Adjustment Woes Mar. 26, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My 3-year-old daughter is regressing in her potty training. She was doing great ... Read More
A Mom Who Messes Up Bedtime and a Bad Language Mistake Mar. 25, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I'm a stay-at-home dad. My wife travels a lot for her job and often doesn't come ... Read More
A Girl With an Attention Deficit and A Sneaky Teen Mar. 04, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My daughter has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She... Read More
The Fun Dad and Rule Bending Teens Dec. 24, 2015
Dear Family Coach: My ex-husband is the fun dad. He has every video game and exciting new product. H... Read More
Five Tips for Effective Parenting Dec. 09, 2015
DR. WALLACE: I have been reading your column since I was 13. I am now 23 and the mother of two daugh... Read More
Patience in Parenting Nov. 11, 2015
If there is a genuine need to acquire a new talent, skill, or overcome an adversity, the effort we m... Read More
The Truth About Spanking Nov. 04, 2015
On a regular basis we are bombarded with opinions that spanking is archaic and cruel, and that it te... Read More
Leaving the Kids With an Incapable Husband Oct. 23, 2015
Dear Family Coach: My husband isn't really capable of taking care of our children on his own. It has... Read More
Constant Complaining and a Smoking Teen Oct. 10, 2015
Dear Family Coach: My kids whine and complain about everything. It's nonstop, and I'm losing my mind... Read More
Teen Depression and a Rough Start to Kindergarten Oct. 09, 2015
Dear Family Coach: Our 15-year-old daughter is very concerned about her best friend. The friend is c... Read More
Cellphone Privacy and College Confusion Oct. 03, 2015
Dear Family Coach: My daughter is in sixth grade and just got her first cellphone. I am tempted to c... Read More
Teens Want Halloween Solo Oct. 02, 2015
Dear Family Coach: My son is 13, and we have always done Halloween as a family. This year he wants t... Read More
Modern Family Sep. 30, 2015
There is a lot going on in the world, and most of it seems frightening, depressing and utterly beyon... Read More
Latchkey Kids Suddenly Illegal Sep. 17, 2015
An 8-year-old cannot stay home alone, even for two hours after school, the Supreme Court of British ... Read More
Path to Adulthood Sep. 05, 2015
I'm not good with titles. I don't know the difference between "your highness" and "your majesty," be... Read More
On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Fraud Apr. 23, 2015
There's been some tense back-and-forth over the Canadian mother who said she had stopped opposing va... Read More
