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THE PROBLEM: I’m very worried about my 17-year-old daughter. She’s graduating from high school next year and has no plans. While I know there’s still a year for her to figure this out, she’s…

You can fit a surprising amount of quality time into 10 minutes of doing laundry with a 3-year-old.
Recently, I had a little time after my workday was done and needed something to occupy my…

THE PROBLEM: My 12 yo daughter is sooo sensitive. She takes everything personally and is easily defeated. Last week she got a C on a math test and has now decided she’s ‘no good in math,’ which…

I recently went to my friend’s daughter’s ninth birthday pool party. I’m used to parties with kids the ages of my children—3 and almost 6. Those parties make sense to me; the kids play with each…

THE PROBLEM: My toddler says ‘no’ to everything! Even if it’s something she usually likes. I know this is normal, but I keep finding myself in a battle with her, which feels ridiculous. Shouldn’t…

THE PROBLEM: I have to start by saying my husband’s an amazing dad to our 4 yo daughter. But he does something that really irks me, and I don’t think it’s good for my daughter, either, even…

THE PROBLEM: I knew before my son was born he had Down syndrome, and I thought I was ready for it. Now that he’s 3 months old, I realize I wasn’t prepared at all. He doesn’t do anything that…

Introducing ChatGPT
In a previous post, I poked around at some chatbots and asked them about parenting. The results were … disappointing. But since then, a super-powered chatbot you may have…

THE PROBLEM: Being a dad is hard for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids (I’ve got 3), but I don’t always know how to talk to them—or play with them. When they’re all together, I usually end up…

Last week my 5-year-old son Benny asked me, “When can we go back to the place with the big slides? The one where you ride on a carpet?” It took some questioning to get him to elaborate, but I…