Q: I have been divorced for several years. My ex rarely interacts with our son, who is now 9. My son and I have recently hit some hard times and we are living with my mother. I have been thinking about dating a man I have known for 20 years. His ...
Dear Mr. Dad: As a child, my son used to be quite a bit overweight -- his pediatrician said he was borderline obese. About a year ago, though, he started losing weight. He looked great and seemed happier with himself. But he kept on losing weight,...
Your daughters have very different body types: one tiny, one more heavyset. What do you do about the constant comparing?
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As the father of three grown daughters, it's important to get a ...
Dear Mr. Dad: I'm really worried about my 9-year-old daughter. She's very smart and does well in school but lately she's become obsessed with grades. A lot of her classmates have private tutors and she's feeling more and more pressure from her ...
Your son turned 12 and has been in a bad mood ever since. What gives?
Parent advice (from our panel of staff contributors):
Hormones. He'll brighten up around 20.
--Bill Daley
Ah, the warp-speed leap into adolescence! The brain reorganizes ...
On Valentine's Day, my boyfriend of one year proposed. He had a beautiful ring and got down on one knee -- I think because I told him my first husband proposed over the phone and I thought that was sort of bad luck. It was lovely, and I accepted, ...