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THE PROBLEM: My 14 yo daughter has an overactive imagination (which I really do love), but it often gets her in trouble. I wish I had a nickel for every time she says: “I’m sure Bridget isn’t…

Having kids makes you consider your own mortality in a different light. Now if you were to keel over, there are these little people that depend on you that would be left high and dry. You may not…

THE PROBLEM: My twelve-year-old son is part of a group of four (sometimes five) boys who hang out after school. He calls them his best friends, but they often leave him out of things. If they’re…

In a previous post, I wrote about all the funny stuff my 5-year-old son Benny has said over the years. I was able to remember all that stuff because I wrote it down, and suggested you do the same….

Have you ever played a video game? Like, ever? In most cases you usually play the game on “normal” mode your first time through, then later if you’re looking for a challenge you play on “hard”…

THE PROBLEM: I’m a little frustrated that my kids all seem to be pretty self-absorbed. It’s not that they’re not kind to others (they are!), it’s just that they all seem to be interested in only…

THE PROBLEM: My 3 yo daughter likes her father better than me. I’m embarrassed to admit this, but sometimes it makes me angry. I do most of the nurturing around here (feeding, bathing, getting her…

THE PROBLEM: I’m so sick of social media! I feel like it’s turning my daughter into a fake self, someone who no longer resembles the sweet girl I knew. (She’s in eighth grade.) She spends her days reporting on all the gossip she hears…

THE PROBLEM: I worry about my (8 yo) son and his addiction to screens. Even though ‘addiction’ is my word, I’m scared that it’s really what I’m seeing. He’s totally restless unless he’s playing a…

THE PROBLEM: My 8 yo daughter has a habit of running everything through me. She tells me every little thing about herself. (My nose was runny on the bus, my teacher called on me twice, my elbow…