Q: My children are teenagers involved in musical ensembles at their high school, and in the last two weeks, we have attended both vocal and instrumental concerts that were interrupted by wailing toddlers. School events don't necessarily have ...
Q: I'm the mother of a 16-year-old boy who is now in 10th grade. We moved because of a divorce, and I needed to be closer to my family. My son wanted to be with me and moved with me, leaving his old high school behind.
After attending the new ...
Q: What's your opinion on the entrepreneur who offers $200,000 to high school seniors who are passionately motivated to work on a certain project or topic and delay entering college? Is there any magic to entering college right after high school?...
Q: My 13-year-old daughter has had a chronic skin condition since she was a toddler. She now refuses to use the topical medication that keeps the symptoms under control and will not even consider the dietary changes that might actually eliminate ...
Introduction:
Over the many years of writing my column, I have received desperate letters from many parents about removing children from regularly sleeping in their parents' beds, a practice referred to as "co-sleeping". Co-sleeping has been ...
Q: My 11-year-old daughter is still upset with the way she was treated by one of our childcare provider from a couple years ago. The lady is a great babysitter, but she just didn't seem to like our daughter. My daughter would tell me that she ...
