Q: I'm trying to take your advice about encouraging my daughters so we can be a "whole, smart family," but it's not working. My 6-year-old daughter's very good at art, for example, and my 5-year-old's fixated on trying to be as good. No matter ...

Q: My youngest daughter is 15 years old and in the ninth grade at a challenging academic magnet school. She's doing well enough in school, but I'm concerned about her social skills. To put it bluntly, she can be a bore. She seems happy and has ...

Q: Could you tell me what affects what a child considers to be a bad grade and how she reacts to it? I also wonder why my daughter sometimes says she "blanks" on tests, even if she's studied. Do you think she has test anxiety, and is that an ...

Q: I'm a mom of three young girls (ages 6, 4 and 3) and in need of some advice. We were told that my 6-year-old was approaching the upper limit of normal weight at her recent checkup. The problem is that she's very competitive regarding food. I'...

Q: I have a problem that has dominated my adult life and don't know how to handle it. My parents were simple, hardworking people who did the best they could for their four children. If my brother and sisters were unrelated to me, I would have ...

Q: My wife and I are from Spain, and I have two children spaced 15 months apart, an older boy and a younger girl. I am trying to get the girl into school in September. Her brother started last year. However, the system in Spain does not allow me ...