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The Man Saving Childhood Joy Jan. 04, 2024
Kids running around, playing games, staying out till the streetlights come on! That was Charles Brew... Read More
The Worst Free-Range Parenting Stories of 2023 Dec. 21, 2023
Roll your eyes, shake your head, scream "That stinks!" and go to bed. Or, if you prefer, read on: ... Read More
The Year Christmas Morning Got Quiet Dec. 15, 2023
We lay there staring at the ceiling. Something was off. It was quiet. No squeals. No patter of excit... Read More
When Your Child's Doctor is Working Against You Dec. 14, 2023
Maya Kowalski was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in 2016. She was 10 and in extre... Read More
Remember Who Christmas Traditions Are Really For: The Kids Dec. 08, 2023
As a single mom, I've spent Christmas alone while my daughter visited with her father's family for t... Read More
Set 'Em and Forget 'Em: Resolutions for 2024 Dec. 07, 2023
Readers: Right about now, you may be feeling bad about the resolutions you can already imagine your... Read More
Trying to Keep Horrible Crimes in Perspective Oct. 05, 2023
Stunned joy is what most of us felt when we learned that Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old abducted whi... Read More
Why Parents Must Help Kids Navigate the Online Gaming World Sep. 15, 2023
When I was a kid, video games had two options: play with a friend on a console or try to beat the co... Read More
Should She Have Helicoptered? Sep. 14, 2023
On top of everything else that is vexing about parenting, there's this: You will never know if you'r... Read More
Kids Don't Have to be This Anxious Sep. 07, 2023
What if one of the big reasons kids are so anxious is simply this: They're micromanaged by adults? A... Read More
The Questions of Freedom Sep. 03, 2023
My son apologized for not being part of the planning committee in his first-grade class. During the ... Read More
The Lawyer on the Playground Aug. 31, 2023
"Welcome! Play Safe" reads the sign at a Fairfax County Public School playground in Virginia just ou... Read More
It's Not the Critic Who Counts Because True Accountability Is Kind Aug. 25, 2023
"It is not the critic who counts," Theodore Roosevelt said in his famous speech in 1910. This speech... Read More
Want a Job? Jun. 09, 2023
Do you remember the days when everyone seemed to retire on or before that ominous 65th birthday? Wel... Read More
Are You Resistant to Change? May. 05, 2023
About 100 years ago, Anatole France, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921, weighed in on t... Read More
I've Graduated but Feel Like a Failure Mar. 09, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I'm about to graduate from college, and even though I know I should be excited, I can't... Read More
I've Been Told I Can't Do Both Mar. 07, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 22-year-old female who is applying to medical school because I've always wanted t... Read More
Want a Job? Jan. 07, 2022
Do you remember the days when everyone seemed to retire on or before that ominous 65th birthday? Wel... Read More
I Have Deep Fears of Small, Enclosed Spaces Dec. 30, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I am 19 years old and am embarrassed to tell you that I have a pretty tough case of cla... Read More
I Feel I Can't Compete With Them Dec. 29, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I'm always comparing myself to my two older sisters who are both beautiful, intelligent... Read More
